Seffner Man Killed In I-4 Crash

SEFFNER, FL — A 30-year-old Seffner man was killed in a Wednesday night crash on westbound Interstate 4.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Alberto Martinez was heading west on I-4 around 8:39 p.m. Jan. 25 in a Chevrolet S-10. At that time, Donna Haynes, 58, of Nova Scotia was also heading westbound in a Suzuki.

Troopers say Martinez passed Haynes just west of Branch Forbes Road by using the outside paved shoulder. When he reentered the travel lanes, Martinez’s truck sideswiped the Suzuki, a highway patrol report said.

Martinez’s truck then traveled across all westbound lanes, entered the median, rotated and struck a guardrail. The truck overturned, the report said.

Martinez died at the scene. Troopers say Haynes suffered minor injuries in the crash.

No charges were filed, the report said.

Photo courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol