Event Brief
28-year-old killed after crossing center line
Filed: May 23, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET
Summary: FHP says a Wauchula man crossed the center line on SR 62, hitting a semi; two other vehicles struck debris.
WHO: A 28-year-old Wauchula man; Freightliner semi-truck driver; drivers of an Audi SUV and a Toyota pickup
WHAT: Fatal multi-vehicle crash on State Road 62 involving a semi and two additional vehicles
WHEN: May 23, 2026 at 7:01 AM ET
WHERE: Manatee County, Florida (east of Bunker Hill Road on State Road 62)
WHY: The driver crossed the center line into oncoming traffic, triggering the collision; circumstances are still being investigated.
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