Crash involving dump truck shuts down stretch of I-4 in Seminole County

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Troopers said two lanes are blocked after a crash Wednesday on Interstate 4 West and Lake Mary Boulevard.

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The crash involving a dump truck happened around 9:30 a.m. in Seminole County.

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Florida Highway Patrol said a 37-year-old man was sent to Central Florida Regional Hospital on a trauma alert but is in stable condition.

According to a release, a tractor-trailer was traveling west on Interstate 4 near State Road 46. A 39-year-old dump truck driver stopped for traffic in the outside lane.

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FHP said witnesses described the tractor-trailer driver as driving “too fast,” which caused his vehicle to strike the rear of the dump truck.

The dump truck had a broken axle following the crash and was towed from the scene.

Troopers said Lake Mary Police arrested the dump truck driver on the scene for a warrant unrelated to the crash.

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Drivers should expect traffic congestion beyond State Road 417 and County Road 46A.

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