{"id":6800,"date":"2025-02-03T13:55:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T19:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/?p=6800"},"modified":"2025-02-03T13:55:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T19:55:21","slug":"merge-attempt-leads-to-fatal-wreck-with-semi-in-lee-co","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/florida-truck-accidents\/merge-attempt-leads-to-fatal-wreck-with-semi-in-lee-co\/","title":{"rendered":"Merge attempt leads to fatal wreck with semi in Lee Co.\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LEE COUNTY, FL \u2013 A 28-year-old man driving a Lexus had tried to merge from an I-75 outside lane to a center lane when he collided with a semi, leading to his death Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The collision happened after 3:30 p.m. near mile marker 147, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/winknews.com\/2025\/01\/31\/fhp-investigating-fatal-crash-involving-semi-truck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WINK News<\/a>. Florida Highway Patrol said the man had hit the big rig\u2019s back left tire and the axle, did not wear a seatbelt, and was ejected as a result. He landed in a grassy area and perished as a result.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Troopers confirmed the truck driver was unharmed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1BBjt5tu9NBYNVUHhvHeXY-hZeeqltvk&amp;ehbc=2E312F&amp;noprof=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you were involved in a truck collision you suspect was either partially or not your fault at all, you could have the opportunity to pursue a truck accident claim and recover compensation for hospital bills, lost wages, and more. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Florida truck accident lawyer<\/strong> <\/a>is ready to give you a thorough overview of the claims process and address any questions you have going forward. Submit a <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>contact form<\/strong><\/a> or call Truck Accident Lawyers LLC\u2019s Florida office at <a href=\"tel:+18887745836\"><strong>(888) 774-5836<\/strong><\/a> for a free, no-risk consultation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LEE COUNTY, FL \u2013 A 28-year-old man driving a Lexus had tried to merge from an I-75 outside lane to a center lane when he collided with a semi, leading to his death Friday. The collision happened after 3:30 p.m. near mile marker 147, according to WINK News. Florida Highway Patrol said the man had [&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-6800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-florida-truck-accidents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6800","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=6800"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6806,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6800\/revisions\/6806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}