An SUV turned into the path of a semi near Horton Road on State Road 60 Jan. 13.
Around 7 p.m. a 2005 Ford Explorer driven by Samuel Diaz Perez, 22, of Plant City was traveling east on State Road 60 in the left turn lane west of Horton Road. Perez turned into the path of a semi truck driven by Curtis Ford, 42, of Gray, Georgia, who was traveling west on State Road 60 in the inside lane east of Horton Road.
The front of the semi collided with the right side of the Explorer. The Explorer came to final rest on the outside shoulder facing north, and the semi came to final rest facing northwest.
Perez’s passenger, Almeido Perez, 21, of Plant City, was transported to Lakeland Regional Medical Center.