Crime & Safety
Man Killed When Car Crashes Into Tractor Trailer On I-4: Troopers
Florida Highway Patrol investigated a crash that closed all westbound lanes of Interstate-4 for more than four hours Monday morning.
SEFFNER, FL — An early Monday morning crash involving a tractor-trailer and a car on Interstate-4 killed a 28-year-old Winter Haven Man in Seffner, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The Winter Haven man sped his car at about 4:30 a.m. near a truck westbound on I-4, investigators said. His car hit the back of the trailer after he changed lanes. Following the crash, his car spun and the force threw him from his vehicle.
A medical staff at a local hospital pronounced the Winter Haven man dead, authorities said.
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The Lakeland driver of the tractor-trailer did not experience any injuries, according to police.
All westbound lanes were shutdown immediately following the crash and they were reopened about about 9 a.m., deputies said.
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*Florida Highway Patrol does not release the names of victim's because of Marsy's Law.
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