{"id":2478,"date":"2024-03-05T18:52:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T00:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/?p=2478"},"modified":"2024-03-05T18:52:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T00:52:15","slug":"outages-reported-after-semi-hits-power-lines-off-us-41-in-north-fort-myers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/florida-truck-accidents\/outages-reported-after-semi-hits-power-lines-off-us-41-in-north-fort-myers\/","title":{"rendered":"Outages reported after semi hits power lines off US-41 in North Fort Myers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LEE COUNTY, FL &#8212; Authorities responded to a semi-truck accident Monday morning off U.S. Highway 41 that caused a number of power outages in North Fort Myers, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/winknews.com\/2024\/03\/04\/truck-crash-us-41\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WINK<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The incident took place on the northbound lanes of US-41 near Lakeville Drive, at about 5:45 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>A preliminary investigation found that the big rig was carrying waste products from Miami to a recycling facility in the area when it traveled off the roadway and jackknifed, coming to rest in a marshy area.<\/p>\n<p>Crews responded to the scene with an excavator and sand to help prevent the spread of debris, which had spilled from the truck during the impact.<\/p>\n<p>An investigation into the cause of the wreck remains ongoing, but WINK reported that the involved truck driver admitted to falling asleep being the wheel.<\/p>\n<p>Because the semi struck a number of power lines before rolling, nearly 1,200 Lee County Electric Company customers in the area experienced electrical outages, but the issue was solved by 6:20 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>No major injuries have been confirmed at this time.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1OnKk91Kx11-AgLJAWtXLBn3bpQREHiI&amp;ehbc=2E312F&amp;noprof=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been hurt and\/or involved in a truck collision caused by another party and are uncertain about the next steps, support is within reach. Our experienced <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Florida truck accident attorneys<\/strong><\/a> at Truck Accident Lawyers LLC specialize in helping people like you seek fair compensation and peace of mind. Call us at <strong><a href=\"tel:(888)774-5836\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;5fd27e600188ed68cef5a757&quot;],5fd27e600188ed68cef5a757\">(888)774-5836<\/a><\/strong> or visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>contact page<\/strong><\/a> to arrange a free case evaluation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LEE COUNTY, FL &#8212; Authorities responded to a semi-truck accident Monday morning off U.S. Highway 41 that caused a number of power outages in North Fort Myers, according to WINK. The incident took place on the northbound lanes of US-41 near Lakeville Drive, at about 5:45 a.m. A preliminary investigation found that the big rig [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-florida-truck-accidents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2478"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2481,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2478\/revisions\/2481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}