Above, ■ Jose Carmo, 43, right; his wife, Adrianna, left, 39; their daughter Leticia, 17, center; at right, Edson Carmo, 38; and Roselia DeSilva, 41, (not pictured), all from Marietta, Ga., died in Vehicle 9

Christie Diana ■

Nguyen, 27, of Gainesville, a graduate of the University of Florida and Santa Fe College, right, and Jason Raikes, of Richmond, Va., died in Vehicle 7

TRAGEDY ON I-75Based on Florida Highway Patrol accident reports, a graphical look at the chain of events that occurred on I-75 around 4 a.m. on Jan. 29.VEHICLE 1

2002 FreightlinerDriver: Thomas Green, Sanford, uninjured Passengers:Cheryl Bond, Sanford, uninjuredAaliyah Green, Sanford, uninjured

VEHICLE 22007 Jeep CommanderDriver: Michael Lautemann, Jacksonville, injured, transported Passenger:Blake Persinger, Lippert, Mich., injured, transported

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VEHICLE 12006 RVDriver: Samuel Stone, Kernersville, N.C., injured, transported Passengers:Chris Ray, Atlanta, uninjuredRowan Phillips, Covington, Ga., uninjuredMike Shields, Jonesboro, Ga., uninjuredJosh Pritchard, Smyrna, Ga., uninjured Andrew Norcia, Atlanta, uninjured Kris Turner, Decatur, Ga., uninjuredChip Fischesser, Charlotte, N.C., uninjured

VEHICLE 22009 Volvo semiDriver: Betty Jean Miller, Hollywood, Fla., injured, not transported

VEHICLE 32006 Chevrolet TahoeDriver: Francisco Delvecchio, Hartland, Mich., injured, not transportedPassenger:Margaret Delvecchio, Hartland, Mich., injured, not transported

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VEHICLE 12007 UPS truckDriver: Terry Stone, Shepherdsville, Ky., uninjured Passenger:Donald Poe, Louisville, Ky., uninjured

VEHICLE 22002 Oldsmobile BravadaDriver: Bernard Dewit, Grand Rapids, Mich., injured, transported Passenger:Margie Dewit, Grand Rapids, Mich., injured, transported

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VEHICLE 12001 Dodge DakotaDriver: Michael Hughes, Pensacola, fatality Passenger:Lori-Lynn Brock Hughes, Pensacola, fatalitySabryna Hughes-Gilley, Pensacola, fatality

VEHICLE 42004 Pontiac Grand PrixDriver: Vontavia Robinson, Williston, fatality

VEHICLE 32008 Dodge RamDriver: Richard Szabados, Silver Springs, injured, transported

VEHICLE 62011 Volvo tandem trailerDriver: Cynthia Laird, Glen St. Mary, Fla., uninjuredPassenger:Kenneth Laird, Glen St. Mary, Fla., uninjured

VEHICLE 52006 FreightlinerDriver: Monroe Millwood, Nicholson, Ga., uninjured

VEHICLE 22004 Ford ExpeditionDriver: Shelsie Ballew, Ocala, injured, not transportedPassenger: Aimee Lynne Nelson, Ocala, injured, not transported

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VEHICLE 12004 FreightlinerDriver: Hector Rodriguez, Hialeah, uninjuredPassenger:Abdul Brown, Miami, uninjured

VEHICLE 52006 FreightlinerDriver: Jody Moody, Atchison, Kan., injured, transported

VEHICLE 10Ford EconolineDriver: Weberson Barbosa, Marietta, Ga., injured, transportedPassengers:Joilson Lima, Kennesaw, Ga., injured, transportedSuly Reis, Marietta, Ga., injured, transportedBrendo Barbosa, Marietta, Ga., injured, transportedMarcia Almeida, Atlanta, injured, transportedMiria Almeida, Kennesaw, Ga., injured, transportedLucimara Boutin, Kennesaw, Ga., injured, transportedDavid Wagner, Marietta, Ga., injured, transported

VEHICLE 22011 Toyota CamryDriver: Jason Rentfrow, Gainesville injured, transportedPassenger:Steven Clark, Gainesville, injured, transported

VEHICLE 92012 Dodge CaravanDriver: Edson Carmo, Kennesaw, Ga., fatalityPassengers:Roselia DeSilva, Kennesaw, Ga., fatalityJose Carmo, Kennesaw, Ga., fatalityAdrianna Carmo, Kennesaw, Ga., fatalityLeticia Carmo, Kennesaw, Ga., fatalityLidiane Carmo, Kennesaw, Ga., injured, transported

VEHICLE 6Toyota CamryDriver: James McGill, Gainesville, injured, transportedPassenger:Steven Camps, Gainesville, injured, transported

VEHICLE 82007 InfinityDriver: James Madison, Winter Park injured, transportedPassengers:Theodore Schrader, Gainesville, uninjuredJacob Stern, Orlando, uninjuredJonathan Shearer, Jacksonville, uninjured

VEHICLE 82007 InfinityDriver: James Madison, Winter Park injured, transportedPassengers:Theodore Schrader, Gainesville, uninjuredJacob Stern, Orlando, uninjuredJonathan Shearer, Jacksonville, uninjured

VEHICLE 72006 Toyota MatrixDriver: Jason Raikes, North Chesterfield, Va., fatalityPassenger:Christie Nguyen, Gainesville, fatality

VEHICLE 32006 Mitsubishi EclipseDriver: Jeffrey Mitchell, Venice, Fla., injured, transported

VEHICLE 42008 Honda AccordDriver: Jennifer Deutsch, Parkland, Fla., injured, transportedPassengers: Michelle Deutsch, Tallahassee, injured, transportedStacey Krasne, Parkland, Fla., injured, transportedCandice Grams, Boca Raton, injured, transported

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WHAT HAPPENED: Vehicle 2 was south-bound in the right lane and stopped because of smoke. Vehicle 1 slowed but struck the Jeep, which overturned two times. The semi’s tractor overturned, but the trailer remained upright.

WHAT HAPPENED: All three vehicles were headed north in the center lane when they hit a wall of smoke. Miller said she saw a vehicle stopped in front of her, so she stopped to avoid hitting it. That vehicle drove off. Stone, driving the RV, crashed into the rear of the semi. Delvecchio crashed into the trailer that Stone was hauling.

WHAT HAPPENED: Both the semi and the SUV were headed south when they hit the smoke and fog. Dewit stopped in the right lane, thinking he had pulled onto the shoul-der. The semi hit the SUV from behind, leaving 49 feet of skid marks.

WHAT HAPPENED: All six vehicles were southbound when they hit the smoke and fog. The Freightliner stopped in the right outside lane and the semi hauling a tandem rig stopped in the center lane. The Dakota hit and went under the rear of the Freightliner’s trailer. The Expedition hit the trailer hauled by the Dakota. The Ram hit the rear of the tandem rig. The Grand Prix hit and rode under the Ram. Fire consumed all four passenger vehicles as well as the semis’ trailers .

WHAT HAPPENED: All of the vehicles were headed north when they hit the smoke and fog. Vehicle 1, a Freightliner semi, stopped in the center lane and vehicle 6, a Camry, stopped in the right lane behind the trailer. The Eclipse stopped in the left lane across from the Camry, and the two drivers were talking.Vehicle 4, the Accord, hit the

rear of the Eclipse, which then slammed into and under the Freightliner. Vehicle 2, the 2011 Camry, then hit the Honda, which slammed again into the Eclipse, driving it further under the Freightliner.The Matrix then hit the rear of

Vehicle 6, the Camry still in the right lane, knocking it into and under the semi.Vehicle 7, a 2005 Toyota Ma-

trix, was crushed between two semis, vehicles 1 and 5, killing both people in the Matrix, and vehicle 9, a 2012 Dodge Cara-van, slammed into the back left of vehicle 5, and then was rear-ended by vehicle 10. Five of six people in the Caravan died.

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GRAPHICS BY ROB MACK/STAFF

Sabryna ■

Hughes Gilley, 17, above, and Michael and Lori Hughes(not pictured), all of Pensacola, died in Vehicle 1

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Robinson, 22, of Williston, died in Vehicle 4

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