{"id":4535,"date":"2024-08-05T05:45:36","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T10:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/?p=4535"},"modified":"2024-08-05T05:45:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T10:45:36","slug":"semi-truck-driver-hurt-car-motorist-dies-in-lakeland-head-on-wreck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/florida-truck-accidents\/semi-truck-driver-hurt-car-motorist-dies-in-lakeland-head-on-wreck\/","title":{"rendered":"Semi truck driver hurt, car motorist dies in Lakeland head-on wreck\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LAKELAND, FL \u2013 A 40-year-old man driving a car passed away, and a semi-truck driver sustained minor wounds after both vehicles collided head-on Thursday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lakeland Police Department told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/traffic\/2024\/08\/02\/man-killed-in-collision-with-semi-truck-in-lakeland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ClickOrlando<\/a> that this collision unfolded when the 40-year-old man operating a Toyota Camry started driving east on westbound New Tampa Highway and then crashed head-on into the semi, leading the 18-wheeler to roll over.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upon arrival, an ambulance took the car driver, who was later identified as Gary Carmean, to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lakeland Regional Health, where he succumbed to fatal wounds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Officials, which also consisted of Polk County Fire Rescue and the Lakeland Fire Department, did not confirm whether an ambulance also took the semi-truck driver to a hospital.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crews closed the area for three hours in order to accommodate the scene clearance and investigation process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Officers have not released other information at this time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1qIUmdXte_FY7_QQwqnJ73Hi204it7ps&amp;ehbc=2E312F&amp;noprof=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After suffering injuries in a semi-truck accident, you should absolutely carve out time to focus on your physical recovery and not be bombarded with your truck accident claim. As you take each day as it comes, our truck accident lawyer will handle all the legal aspects of your claim, which includes the tedious paperwork, working with experts to thoroughly investigate your crash, gathering evidence, and especially when it comes to negotiating for your right to a fair and full settlement. Don\u2019t go another minute without legal aid from our talented <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Florida semi-truck accident attorney<\/strong><\/a>. Call Truck Accident Lawyers LLC at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"tel:+18887745836\">(888) 774-5836<\/a> <\/strong>or reach out <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>online<\/strong><\/a> for a free, no-risk consultation.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAKELAND, FL \u2013 A 40-year-old man driving a car passed away, and a semi-truck driver sustained minor wounds after both vehicles collided head-on Thursday.\u00a0 The Lakeland Police Department told ClickOrlando that this collision unfolded when the 40-year-old man operating a Toyota Camry started driving east on westbound New Tampa Highway and then crashed head-on into [&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-4535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-florida-truck-accidents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4535","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=4535"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4541,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4535\/revisions\/4541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}