{"id":41409,"date":"2024-01-27T18:54:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-27T23:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=41409"},"modified":"2024-01-27T18:54:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T23:54:10","slug":"car-flies-into-a-pole-and-driver-ejected-during-fatal-polk-county-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/01\/27\/car-flies-into-a-pole-and-driver-ejected-during-fatal-polk-county-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Car flies into a pole and driver ejected during fatal Polk County crash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 39-year-old Nokomis man died early on Saturday morning after colliding with a car on I-4, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"986\" height=\"555\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fatal-crash.jpg?resize=986%2C555&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-768\" style=\"width:458px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fatal-crash.jpg?w=986&amp;ssl=1 986w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fatal-crash.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fatal-crash.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just before 12:30 a.m., FHP says the Nokomis man was speeding while headed east on I-4 in a Kia Sorento. The Kia overtook and hit a Hyundai Sonata that was also headed east near milepost 38, according to troopers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials say the Hyundai that was being driven by a 23-year-old Winter Springs man made a controlled stop after the crash, but the Kia left the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to FHP, the Kia entered the shoulder of the road and hit an electrical box. Authorities say the Kia became airborne and hit a concrete traffic management equipment pole eight feet above its base, severing the pole. Officials say the car landed in a water-filled culvert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Nokomis man was thrown out of the car and died at the scene of the crash, according to troopers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FHP says the Winter Springs man had minor injuries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 39-year-old Nokomis man died early on Saturday morning after colliding with a car on I-4, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. 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