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Injury crash on I-4 eastbound at mile marker 31, Lakeland — Oct 18, 2026, 5:36 pm EDT

Report received Oct 18, 2026 at 5:36 pm EDT

Crash summary

A crash with injuries was reported at Interstate 4 eastbound at mile marker 31, LAKELAND in Polk County. Reported traffic impact: Roadway clear. The report was received at 5:36 p.m. EDT on October 18, 2026.

Dispatch was recorded at 5:37 p.m. EDT. Arrival was recorded at 5:56 p.m. EDT.

The incident was no longer listed in the FHP feed when checked at 7:25 p.m. EDT.

Other crash reports near this location

In the 90 days before this report, the FCW archive contains 3 other mapped qualifying reports within one mile of the reported location, measured in a straight line.

These include 3 reports involving injuries and 1 report with a reported roadblock. Categories overlap.

The archive comparison covers July 20, 2026 through October 18, 2026, ending at this report’s received time.

Most recent earlier report: Injury crash on I-4 eastbound at mile marker 31, Lakeland — Oct 2, 2026, 6:14 pm EDT. Its mapped location is less than 0.1 mile away.

Crash details

Incident type
Vehicle Crash w/injuries
Road
Interstate 4
Road impact
Roadway clear
Reported location
Interstate 4 eastbound at mile marker 31, LAKELAND
Original road label
I-4
County
Polk County
CAD reference
RCC26IN0775832
Locality
LAKELAND
Mile marker
31
Reported direction
Eastbound

Update history

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Times shown in Eastern time.

Original received value: 10/18/2026 5:36:09 PM

  1. FHP source time
    Incident received by FHP (source-reported time)
  2. FHP source time
    Dispatch time recorded by FHP
  3. Observed by Florida Crash Watch
    FHP classification updated
  4. FHP source time
    Arrival time recorded by FHP
  5. Observed by Florida Crash Watch
    FHP arrival time added
  6. Observed by Florida Crash Watch
    No longer listed by the Florida Highway Patrol after three healthy polls

Latest known information

Last reported road impact
Roadway clear
Listing status
No longer listed

Report last updated Oct 18, 2026 at 7:25 pm EDT

Received and dispatch times are not confirmed crash times.

No longer listed does not mean the road has reopened.

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