1 dead after crash involving semi-truck in Polk County

DAVENPORT, Fla. (WFLA) — One person is dead after a crash in Davenport on Saturday, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

The crash occurred on Deen Still Road at Wheeler Road.

At 5:45 a.m., a 21-year-old man was driving a Freightliner semi-truck. The semi-truck, having just pulled out of the sand mine entrance at Wheeler Road, was stretched across Deen Still Road while attempting to turn west.

At the same time, a 2018 Nissan Sentra being driven by a 61-year-old man was heading east on Deen Still Road…

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