The I-4 Dead Zone is an elevated area near where Interstate 4 crosses over Lake Monroe, and reports say that since 1963 more than 2000 accidents have occurred here. The reason? Rumor has it that four graves were paved over to make the road. Ghost hitchhikers are often seen here, and strange voices come through on cell phones in this area.
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Geographic Information
- Address:
- I-4 near Exit 104
Lake Monroe, FL
United States
Get Directions » - GPS:
- 28.832007918057222, -81.32267761247925
- County:
- Seminole County, Florida
- Nearest Towns:
- DeBary, FL (3.6 mi.)
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Cell phones work before and after this stretch in full force, but will go dead in this area.
Earlier this year I lost 2 good friends of mine in a horrible car accident, right past the bridge, heading eastbound on I -4. It happened late at night or very early in the morning. To this day, no one really knows exactly the cause of the wreck. But, apparently they ran off the highway and hit a tree, splitting the car in 3. No other vehicles were involved in the crash. They found them hours after they had been deceased, ejected out of the vehicle in a marshy area…Could’ve been a number of things that went wrong, a blow out, driver lost control somehow, etc.? But for me and knowing my buddy, I don’t believe it was an accident due to his negligence. He was a good, cautious driver. I strongly believe it may have had something to do with this I-4 dead zone phenomena. Be safe and extra alert when driving through this area! There has been too many unexplained accidents there.
I can confirm that cellphone, car radio, and, yes EMF readers do drop or act up or jump up greatly here. EMF readers, yes, they measure electromagnetic fields in the environment.
I took two while driving through here in the past month. They jump up very high, very quickly when driving through here doing the speed limit, and then settle down when past here. It’s high enough to set off alarms on the devices
My experience with EMF readers does speak to something. There’s a high density of power lines in that area, I noticed. This is something that will cause this to happen.
Also, there’s some indication that high EMF fields can cause effects on the human brain, in some people, temporarily. Here’s a few studies. Skip ahead to the bottom of each to see conclusions:
Threshold of radiofrequency electromagnetic field effect on human brain
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34402382/
Effects of high-frequency electromagnetic fields on human EEG: a brain mapping study
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12881192/
Effects of short and long term electromagnetic fields exposure on the human hippocampus
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6025790/
I’m not saying it’s not haunted, but I am saying that there’s very high EMF fields in a place that could be unsafe for driving if the brain is impaired in any way.
There’s a theory that supernatural anomalies can also cause a fluctuation in EMF readings, it’s why you see those people with the devices with all the lights on when ghost hunting. There are better devices than just colored lights, but, I digress.
If interested in learning more about EMF readers, this seems to be a good review:
https://emfacademy.com/best-emf-meters-and-detectors/#1