{"id":47444,"date":"2024-07-07T15:30:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T19:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=47444"},"modified":"2024-07-07T15:30:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T19:30:20","slug":"lakeland-man-killed-in-multi-vehicle-crash-on-sr-471-in-sumter-county-two-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/07\/07\/lakeland-man-killed-in-multi-vehicle-crash-on-sr-471-in-sumter-county-two-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakeland Man Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash On SR-471 In Sumter County, Two Injured"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 70-year-old Lakeland man was killed in a Sumter County crash that happened Sunday at around 9:05 am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Troopers say a westbound Ford Expedition&nbsp;driven by a 69-year-old Winter Garden man&nbsp;ran a red light and struck a northbound milk tanker truck on its passenger side.<\/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=\"535\" height=\"300\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3VJ7CBMZQZBEVNWV7FNO75EG74.webp?resize=535%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3VJ7CBMZQZBEVNWV7FNO75EG74.webp?w=535&amp;ssl=1 535w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3VJ7CBMZQZBEVNWV7FNO75EG74.webp?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The impact caused both vehicles to veer northwest into the southbound lanes of SR-471.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There,&nbsp;the milk truck collided with a Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by a 70-year-old Lakeland man who was waiting in a left-turn lane. He died at the scene, troopers say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The milk truck driver,&nbsp;a 58-year-old North Port man,&nbsp;sustained minor injuries.&nbsp;The Ford Expedition driver sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to a nearby hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fortunately,&nbsp;the milk tanker did not overturn,&nbsp;and its cargo remained contained.&nbsp;However,&nbsp;a significant amount of fuel from the truck spilled onto the roadway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 70-year-old Lakeland man was killed in a Sumter County crash that happened Sunday at around 9:05 am. 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