{"id":2579,"date":"2024-03-18T21:39:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T02:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/?p=2579"},"modified":"2024-03-18T21:39:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T02:39:26","slug":"driver-dies-after-car-crashes-into-side-of-semi-on-us-92-in-lakeland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/florida-truck-accidents\/driver-dies-after-car-crashes-into-side-of-semi-on-us-92-in-lakeland\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver dies after car crashes into side of semi on US-92 in Lakeland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>POLK COUNTY, FL &#8212; A 56-year-old local man lost his life early Monday following a collision involving a semi-truck on U.S. Highway 92 in Lakeland, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfla.com\/news\/polk-county\/lakeland-man-killed-after-crash-leaves-him-wedged-into-side-of-semi-truck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WFLA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The fatal accident unfolded on a stretch of the highway (New Tampa Highway) at Clark Road, prompting a response from Polk County Sheriff&#8217;s Office at 2:32 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>A preliminary investigation indicates the victim was operating a gray 2013 Volkswagen Jetta northbound and at high speed on Clark Road when he ran a red light. Moments later, the Volkswagen collided with the passenger side of the semi and became stuck under its trailer, before the rear axles.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said the victim was pronounced deceased on the scene.<\/p>\n<p>The driver of the semi, a man from Tifton, Georgia, was not reported hurt.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the eastbound highway was shut down for nearly five hours as officials conducted an investigation.<\/p>\n<p>According to the PCSO, both drivers were wearing seatbelts at the time of the wreck, and no charges are expected to be filed.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1Zjm0a_M2JlLoo2u68E_aFYaInhS9Iqw&amp;ehbc=2E312F&amp;noprof=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As you recover from a truck wreck caused by a negligent party, you deserve compassionate legal support and peace of mind. Our dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Florida truck accident attorneys<\/strong><\/a> at Truck Accident Lawyers LLC are here to guide you through the next steps and fight for maximum compensation. Call us today 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>our contact page<\/strong><\/a> to book a free case review.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POLK COUNTY, FL &#8212; A 56-year-old local man lost his life early Monday following a collision involving a semi-truck on U.S. Highway 92 in Lakeland, reports WFLA. The fatal accident unfolded on a stretch of the highway (New Tampa Highway) at Clark Road, prompting a response from Polk County Sheriff&#8217;s Office at 2:32 a.m. A [&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-2579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-florida-truck-accidents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579","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=2579"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2582,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579\/revisions\/2582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}