No Injuries After Truck Jackknifes On I-4 Ramp

PLANT CITY, FL — A 19-year-old Orlando man was cited following a Tuesday morning crash that caused a semi to jackknife on the State Road 39 entrance ramp to Interstate 4. The accident caused about 200 gallons of diesel fuel to spill from the truck.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Michael Joseph Martinez and Demetrias Dwight Gray, 40, of Brandon were both entering eastbound I-4 from State Road 39 and State Road 39A, respectively, around 8 a.m. May 30. Martinez, a highway patrol report said, failed to yield where the two roads merged together at the entrance ramp.

As a result of the failure to yield, troopers say Martinez’s Isuzu SUV struck the semi Gray was driving. Following impact, Gray lost control of the tractor trailer, which jackknifed and collided with a guardrail.

No injuries were reported in the crash, which forced the closing of the ramp for a time Tuesday morning.

Martinez was cited for violation of right of way. No further information is available at this time.

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Photo courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol