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Tractor-trailer overturns after losing control, spilling sod on Tampa road

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A tractor-trailer overturned after its driver lost control and spilled sod onto a Tampa road early Monday morning.

The Florida Highway Patrol said around 7:55 a.m., the driver, a 49-year-old Bowling Green man, was traveling north on SR-589.

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When he exited onto Independence Parkway, he lost control and overturned under the overpass.

The driver was uninjured during the incident.

'Cruise lights' on Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office patrol cars raise questions, confusion among drivers

Every driver knows that when you see red and blue flashing lights on a patrol car, you slow down, pull over, or get out of the way.

But in Hillsborough County, drivers will also now see deputies with their lights on, but not flashing. They're called "cruise lights," and the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) recently implemented their use on all patrol vehicles.

"Cruise lights" on HCSO patrol cars raise questions and confusion among drivers