Traffic was shutdown for hours on I-75 southbound (north of Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd) at the I-275 and I-75 apex Thursday morning after an accident left a St. Petersburg man dead.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), Paul Duarte Braga, 43, was driving his 2006 Isuzu truck southbound on I-75 in the center lane when, for unknown reasons, he veered off the road and into the center median before colliding with the guard rail around 3:30 a.m.
Braga, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle, sustaining fatal injuries. After impact, the vehicle rotated clockwise and came to a final rest on the inside shoulder, partially blocking the left inside lane.
Passenger Sonia Michele Braga, 21, was wearing her seatbelt and suffered minor injuries. She was taken to Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel.
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