Event Brief
Serious Injuries in I-4 Multi-Vehicle Crash
Filed: Aug 04, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET
Summary: Three-vehicle crash closed westbound I-4 in Polk County for nearly four hours; two men hospitalized with serious injuries.
WHO: A 20-year-old Winter Haven man and a 19-year-old Orlando man; two tractor-trailer drivers
WHAT: Three-vehicle crash involving a Lexus sedan and two tractor-trailers on I-4
WHEN: Aug 03, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET
WHERE: Polk County, Florida (westbound I-4 just west of State Road 33)
WHY: The Lexus sedan veered onto the outside shoulder and struck a disabled tractor-trailer, then was hit again by another tractor-trailer.
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