4/22/19 – 7:37 A.M.

A Florida man went to the hospital following a collision between a semi and a tow truck in Hancock County over the weekend. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened at the intersection of State Route 613 and Portage Township Road 136 around 2:45 p.m. Saturday.

39-year-old Wilson Pierre of Jacksonville, Florida, was driving west on State Route 613 when he tried to make a wide left turn at a bend in the road at the intersection with Township Road 136. The semi hit a tow truck driven by 46-year-old Erik Stearns of Van Buren.

The sheriff’s office has not issued any citations in the crash.

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