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FHP Releases Names Of Some In Wreck


The Florida Highway Patrol released the names of some involved in Wednesday’s series of wrecks on Interstate 4. All were involved in crashes that occurred in the westbound lanes.

There were eight crashes in the westbound lanes about 6 a.m. Wednesday, and all were minor.

Here are the names, hometowns, types of vehicles and injuries:

* 2006 Chevrolet, Rhonda Sher, 47,       Davenport, minor injuries
* 1993 Mack truck, Otis Benton Jr., 29,                   Haines City,      none
* 2004 Ford, Young Jung, 46,                   Altamonte Springs, none
* 2002 Chevrolet, Wilfredo Reveron, 49,                   Orlando, none
* 1999 Acura, Luis Morales, 31,                   Apopka, minor injuries
* 2007 Volvo truck, John Reddington, 55,                   Orlando, none
* 1987 International, Jose Hernandez, 54,                   Orlando, none
* 1994 Chevrolet, Mark Gioni, 69,       St. Augustine,  minor injuries
* 2006 Mack truck, David Howell, 53,                   Plant City, none
* 2000 Mazda, Eric Rannebarger, 43,                   Davenport, minor
* 1995 Geo, Javiero Soto, 42,                   Kissimmee,           minor
* 2000 Chevrolet, Julio Simon, 21,                   Benton, Miss., none
* 2006 Chevrolet, Benjamin Schaub, 31,                   Altamonte Springs, none
* 2006 International, Steve Williams, 46,                   Orlando, none
* 2007 Freightliner, Lawrence Vancour, 43,                  Shawsville, Va., none
* 2006 Mack truck, Richard Westphal, 72,                   Hudson, none

Some of these people were involved in second crashes after the initial collision, the highway patrol said.



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About The Pileup:


        Smoke from a brush fire mixed with early morning fog was blamed for a pileup of at least 70 vehicles in Polk County, which Sheriff Grady Judd called "the worst you’ve ever seen."
        At least four people were killed and at least 38 were injured, many of them seriously.
        About 20 of the vehicles involved were tractor-trailer rigs and tankers, and at least one caught fire, sparking a blaze that spread to at least a dozen other vehicles.
        Up to 100 people were involved, Judd said.
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