{"id":1666,"date":"2023-11-30T17:09:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T23:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/?p=1666"},"modified":"2023-11-30T17:09:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T23:09:53","slug":"wrong-way-driver-dies-after-crash-with-semi-on-us-17-19-in-davenport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/florida-truck-accidents\/wrong-way-driver-dies-after-crash-with-semi-on-us-17-19-in-davenport\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrong-way driver dies after crash with semi on US-17\/19 in Davenport"},"content":{"rendered":"

POLK COUNTY, FL — A head-on crash involving a semi-truck Tuesday morning in northeast Davenport claimed the life of a 34-year-old man, according to ABC Action News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said the fatal accident happened on the northbound side of U.S. Highway 17\/19, south of the intersection with Ernie Caldwell Boulevard. It was first reported at about 4:19 a.m.<\/p>\n

An early investigation found that Luis Garcia III, a Clay County resident, was behind the wheel of a white 2011 Dodge Charger that was heading southbound on the northbound highway. The Charger ultimately collided head-on with a northbound semi-truck driven by 29-year-old Kevin Fontanez, a Winter Haven resident.<\/p>\n

First responders pronounced Garcia deceased at the scene, confirmed officials. Investigators noted that he was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the wreck.<\/p>\n

Fontanez, who was wearing a seatbelt, was not reported injured.<\/p>\n

Authorities have not specified what led up to Garcia driving on the wrong side of the road, but an investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n