{"id":38857,"date":"2023-11-14T13:10:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T18:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=38857"},"modified":"2023-11-14T13:10:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T18:10:19","slug":"man-crashes-into-cars-on-i-4-drives-wrong-way-tries-to-carjack-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/11\/14\/man-crashes-into-cars-on-i-4-drives-wrong-way-tries-to-carjack-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Man crashes into cars on I-4, drives wrong way, tries to carjack others"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A man crashed into multiple cars on I-4 in Polk County and then tried to carjack other drivers, according to Florida Highway Patrol.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"294\" height=\"342\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-44-19.png?resize=294%2C342&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-44-19.png?w=294&amp;ssl=1 294w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-44-19.png?resize=258%2C300&amp;ssl=1 258w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Troopers said Angel Javier Rivera Vargas, 30, was traveling west on I-4 near mile marker 57 Monday evening when he hit a Hyundai and Honda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He then drove the wrong way in the eastbound lanes of I-4 and struck two other vehicles, a Mercedes and Toyota, FHP said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to an FHP crash report, Rivera Vargas ran off and tried to carjack other drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FHP did not say if anyone was seriously injured in the crashes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rivera Vargas was booked into the Polk County jail and faces multiple charges, including reckless driving and hit-and-run with injury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man crashed into multiple cars on I-4 in Polk County and then tried to carjack other drivers, according to Florida Highway Patrol. 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