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1 dead and 3 critically injured in single vehicle crash on Interstate 4 at State Road 559 in Polk City, Florida

Modified Date: 
Mon, 07/20/2015 - 3:15pm
Accident Date: 
Monday, July 20, 2015

Oviedo man killed, 3 others critically injured in crash on I-4 in Polk City

An Oviedo man was killed and three other men critically injured in a crash on I-4 in Polk County Monday afternoon. The Florida Highway Patrol said the single-vehicle crash happened at 1:15 p.m. near the State Road 559 interchange in Polk City. Troopers said the car was traveling west and struck a guardrail and traveled across all three lanes and onto the shoulder and collided with another guardrail. The car then traveled up the grass embankment onto the shoulder to the SR-559 overpass, became airborne, and then collided with the concrete overpass support. The driver and two of the passengers were transported to Lakeland Regional Health.
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Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Car Accident, Road Departure
Roadway: 
Interstate 4 at State Road 559
City: 
Polk City, FL
County: 
Polk County, FL
Area: 
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL

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