SW of the I-75 interchange North of the crash site is a rectangular pond some 700 metres or ½ mile long by 150m wide:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/94AUrvacQ7QYkx4t7
There are a few aerators that are likely more flexible than the barrier wall. And reduced fire hazard.
As for the median, it slopes to the central drainage ditch such that the wings might touch before the gear. In addition there is a 3-wire barrier likely designed to prevent semis from crossing the median.