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Law Enforcement Paperwork On I-4 Pileup Begins To Flow

LAKELAND - The first installment of perhaps thousands of pages of reports and documentation of the massive pileup on Interstate 4 in Polk County in January trickled into public view this morning with narratives that laid out in detail what happened but nothing to hint at the chaos and confusion that greeted first responders. ...more

February 4, 2008

All Lanes Reopened At I-275, Memorial Interchange

TAMPA – All lanes at the I-275 and Memorial Highway interchange are open now that authorities have removed a jackknifed tractor-trailer. ...more

January 17, 2008

Crash In Davenport Kills 1

A woman was killed when a car and tractor-trailer collided about midnight Tuesday in Polk County, said Larry Coggins, spokesman for the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

January 16, 2008

Deputies Describe Chaos Of I-4 Fog Disaster

Polk County sheriff's Deputy Paul Buoniconti didn't think the man could survive. Amid the fiery Interstate 4 pileup, the victim's car was pinned beneath a tractor-trailer, which in turn was wedged between two other vehicles. ...more

January 15, 2008

Polk Deputies Recall Scene Of I-4 Wrecks

BARTOW - Of all the personal stories that have emerged from the massive pileup in Polk County last week, perhaps none is more compelling that the one told by Deputy Paul Buoniconti, a Marine combat veteran who drew from his wartime experience to do what he thought was right. ...more

January 14, 2008

Identificadas las cuatro víctimas del accidente de la I-4

La Oficina de Ciencia Forense del Condado de Polk identificó a las cuatro víctimas que murieron en la Interestal 4 el miércoles luego de un accidente masivo de 70 autos. ...more

January 14, 2008

Fire's Destruction Ravages Scene, Survivors

A Florida Highway Patrol report released Friday offered a glimpse of the devastating prevalence of fire in the chain-reaction crashes Wednesday on Interstate 4. ...more

January 12, 2008

Truck Driver Blamed In Fatal Crash

A truck driver failed to stop for traffic, plowing into nine other vehicles in an accident Thursday morning that killed two people, state troopers said. ...more

January 6, 2008

2 Killed, 7 Injured In 10-Vehicle Pileup That Temporarily Closed U.S. 27 In Polk County

Two women were killed and seven people were injured in a 10-vehicle pileup – triggered by a tractor-trailer – that closed U.S. 27 for nearly five hours today, Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

January 3, 2008