5 people killed after SUV going the wrong way on I-275 crashes into car in Hillsborough County, Florida

Modified Date: 
Fri, 05/15/2015 - 4:47pm
Accident Date: 
Saturday, February 8, 2014

Four victims identified in fatal wrong-way crash on I-275.

The incident occurred just after 2 a.m. and closed the northbound lanes of the roadway for over five hours.

I-275 back open after wrong way crash.

The Florida Highway Patrol says five people are dead, after a multi-car crash on I-275.

Wrong-way crash kills 5 on I-275 in Tampa.

Five people were killed on I-275 in Tampa early Sunday in a fiery head-on crash caused by a wrong-way driver, authorities said.

Five killed in wrong-way crash on I-275.

A multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 275 in Hillsborough County claimed five lives early Sunday morning.

St. Clair Shores man identified as driver in fatal wrong-way crash in Florida.

A man who recently moved from St. Clair Shores to Tampa, Fla., took a friend’s sport-utility vehicle and caused a head-on crash this weekend that killed him and four University of South Florida students, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Crash that killed 5 still under investigation.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers say they're trying to determine what entrance onto Interstate 275 a driver took to end up going the wrong way and crashing into a car carrying four University of South Florida students.

4 killed in I-275 crash.

Four people are dead after a head-on collision that happened around 2:12 a.m. Saturday on Interstate 275.
A multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 275 in Hillsborough County claimed five lives early Sunday morning. The incident occurred just after 2 a.m. and closed the northbound lanes of the roadway for over five hours. According to a Florida Highway Patrol report a 2001 Ford Expedition triggered the tragedy by driving south in the northbound lanes. The Expedition struck a 2010 Hyundai head-on just north of the Busch Blvd. exit in the center travel lane. The SUV caught fire and was quickly engulfed in flames. The driver, later identified as Daniel Lee Morris 28, was pronounced dead at the scene. All four passengers in the Hyundai also suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene. They have been identified as Dammie Yesudhas 22, Jobin Joy Kuriakose 22, Imtiyaz Ilias 21, and Ankeet Harshad Patel 23. All where member of the University of Southern Florida fraternity Sigma Beta Rho. No other vehicles were involved and no other injuries were reported. The official cause of the crash is not yet known as the investigation continues. The northbound lanes of the roadway opened back up just after 7 a.m.
Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Jobin Joy Kuriakose
Ankeet Harshad Patel
Imtiyaz Ilias
Dammie Yesudhas
Daniel Lee Morris
Roadway: 
I-275
City: 
Tampa, FL

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