A CAPE CORAL MAN WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AN EARLY MORNING ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 44 YEAR OLD JOHN FORTUNATO WAS HEADING SOUTHBOUND NEAR MILE MARKER 195 JUST AFTER THREE THIS MORNING WHEN HIS TANDEM TRACTOR TRAILER DRIFTED FROM THE OUTSIDE LANE ONTO THE WEST SHOULDER AND HIT A CALL BOX. HE THEN TRIED TO GET BACK ONTO THE ROADWAY, BUT THE TRUCK AND TRAILERS ALL OVERTURNED, COMING TO REST IN THE MEDIAN. FORTUNATO WAS BAYFLITED TO BAYFRONT MEDICAL CENTER IN ST. PETERSBURG IN SERIOUS CONDITION. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED AND TROOPERS SAY CHARGES ARE PENDING THE COMPLETION OF THEIR INVESTIGATION.
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