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FHP Trooper Crash I-10 Santa Rosa County: Cruiser Rear-Ends Semi-Truck
A Pensacola-based Florida Highway Patrol trooper sustained minor injuries Tuesday morning after his cruiser rear-ended a slowing tractor-trailer on eastbound Interstate 10 near Highway 87 in Santa Rosa County, causing localized traffic delays.
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SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FL NewsWK — A morning traffic slowdown on Interstate 10 led to a violent collision Tuesday, leaving a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) trooper injured after his marked cruiser slammed into the back of a tractor-trailer.
Details of the Santa Rosa County I-10 Accident
According to FHP investigators, the crash occurred at exactly 8:55 a.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, on the eastbound lanes of I-10, just east of the Highway 87 exit.
Authorities stated that a 28-year-old FHP trooper from Pensacola was traveling eastbound in the inside lane of the interstate. At the same time, heavy traffic ahead had begun to congest, causing a tractor-trailer directly in front of the trooper to slow down.
The trooper’s marked sedan was unable to stop in time, crashing straight into the rear of the semi-truck.
Pensacola FHP Trooper Injured in Collision
The 28-year-old trooper sustained minor injuries in the crash. Fortunately, the driver of the tractor-trailer, identified as a 49-year-old male from Fort Myers, Florida, was completely uninjured.
The crash caused localized traffic delays on Eastbound I-10 as emergency crews worked to clear the wreckage from the inside lane. The incident remains under investigation.
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