polk county accident 1-4

Westbound I-4 Crash in Polk County Early Tuesday

POLK COUNTY, FL. – A box tuck traveling westbound on I-4 near mile marker 57 Tuesday morning, lost control of the truck at approximately 4:48 a.m.

The truck then struck a Jeep SUV that was abandoned on the shoulder of I-4 and continued into the wooded area off of the freeway and striking trees.

Portions of westbound 1-4 were closed for nearly an hour Tuesday, while crews worked to remove both vehicles.

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