{"id":7537,"date":"2025-04-03T13:17:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T18:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/?p=7537"},"modified":"2025-04-03T13:17:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T18:17:53","slug":"life-claimed-one-hurt-in-port-st-lucie-car-tractor-trailer-wreck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/florida-truck-accidents\/life-claimed-one-hurt-in-port-st-lucie-car-tractor-trailer-wreck\/","title":{"rendered":"Life claimed, one hurt in Port St. Lucie car, tractor-trailer wreck\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PORT ST. LUCIE, FL \u2013 A tractor-trailer driver lost their life, and another person was hospitalized following a collision on FL\u2019s Turnpike Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wptv.com\/traffic\/traffic-news\/semi-driver-killed-in-crash-on-floridas-turnpike-in-st-lucie-county\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WPTV<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>Just before 11:30 p.m., the truck driver had crashed into a concrete rail and a small car. The truck\u2019s tandem trailer was said to have \u201cpossibly scraped the bottom\u201d of the overpass and spilled 100 gallons of diesel fuel.<\/p>\n<p>No fire had ignited, but fire crews still came to the scene to contain the spill. Due to the nature of the wreck, transportation crews closed the north and southbound lanes for the standard acne clearance process.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Highway Patrol also responded to the crash site. Troopers are actively working to determine the exact contributing factors behind the wreck.<\/p>\n<p>Additional details, which include the deceased victim\u2019s name, will be added to this news blog once the latest developments become confirmed.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1DC8VDR9-FJYO2EBk46QTW87Hxa0qf7g&amp;ehbc=2E312F&amp;noprof=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Giving yourself time and space to grieve after the sudden death of a family member is an important step needed for emotional healing. If your loved one died as a result of a tractor-trailer crash caused by negligence, consider seeking legal support from Truck Accident Lawyers LLC. During this dark time, our <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Florida tractor-trailer and wrongful death accident lawyer<\/strong><\/a> will use every resource available to achieve justice and the full funds to help with funeral expenses and other financial burdens. Get compassionate and thorough legal guidance within minutes of your free consultation. Call our office at <a href=\"tel:+18887745836\"><strong>(888) 774-5836<\/strong><\/a> or reach out <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>online<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PORT ST. LUCIE, FL \u2013 A tractor-trailer driver lost their life, and another person was hospitalized following a collision on FL\u2019s Turnpike Tuesday, WPTV said. Just before 11:30 p.m., the truck driver had crashed into a concrete rail and a small car. The truck\u2019s tandem trailer was said to have \u201cpossibly scraped the bottom\u201d of [&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-7537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-florida-truck-accidents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7537","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=7537"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7540,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7537\/revisions\/7540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}