Crime & Safety

Riverview Man Critically Injured in I-75 Crash

His car collided with a parked front-end loader in a construction area.

A Riverview man has critical injuries after an accident on I-75 in the New Tampa area Friday afternoon.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Ismael Torres, 46, was northbound on I-75 just south of County Line Road when his vehicle traveled onto a grass median and collided with a parked front-end loader in a construction area.

Torres was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital.

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