{"id":43063,"date":"2024-03-18T16:47:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T20:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=43063"},"modified":"2024-03-18T16:47:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T20:47:40","slug":"lakeland-driver-dies-after-car-becomes-wedged-under-semi-truck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/03\/18\/lakeland-driver-dies-after-car-becomes-wedged-under-semi-truck\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakeland driver dies after car becomes \u2018wedged\u2019 under semi-truck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Lakeland man was killed early Monday morning after he ran a red light and slammed into the side of a semi-truck in Polk County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office said<\/a> detectives were dispatched at 2:32 a.m. for a crash on New Tampa Highway (US 92) at Clark Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorities said Miguel Jacinto, 56, of Lakeland, the driver of the gray 2013 Volkswagen Jetta, was driving north on Clark Road at a \u201chigh rate of speed\u201d when he failed to stop at a red light and slammed into the passenger side of a semi-truck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The front of Jacinto\u2019s car had become \u201cwedged under the trailer\u201d in front of the rear axles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PCSO said the 56-year-old was killed at the scene. The truck driver, a Tifton, Georgia man, was not injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both drivers were wearing their seat belts at the time of the crash. No charges are anticipated to be filed, according to PCSO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The eastbound lane of New Tampa Highway was closed for about five hours during the initial stage of the investigation, the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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