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Take a look at the history of deadly pileup crashes in Central Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. — Thursday morning’s deadly crash on Interstate 95 in Volusia County is bringing back memories of several pileup crashes in Florida.

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In 2008, a 50-car pileup shut down Interstate 4 for more than 20 hours.

Smoke from a nearby brush fire combined with fog blanketed I-4.

Five people died and many were injured.

READ: 3 dead after 5 crashes close 18-mile stretch of I-95 in Volusia County

A Florida Highway Patrol investigation led to charges for nine drivers accused of following too closely and driving too fast for the conditions.

Here’s a list of similar deadly pileup crashes in Florida:

Photos: Several vehicles involved in deadly crashes along I-95 in Volusia County

  • March 8, 2000: Three killed, 21 injured in 22-vehicle crash on Interstate 10 near Wellborn (east of Tallahassee).
  • June 2, 2000: One killed, 12 injured in 14-vehicle pileup on Interstate 95 in Brevard County near State Road 520.
  • May 28, 2001: One killed, 14 injured in 20-vehicle pileup on Interstate 4 in Polk County near Haines City.
  • May 7, 2006: Two killed and two injured in five-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Brevard County near Port St. John.
  • March 13, 2007: Five people killed, three injured in 11-vehicle pileup on Florida’s Turnpike in Osceola County near Kenansvile.

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Katlyn Brieskorn, WFTV.com

Katlyn Brieskorn is a Digital Assignment Editor at WFTV. She joined Channel 9 in July 2019.