Polk County Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash: Highway Patrol

Lakeland FL

06 December, 2021

11:11 AM

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LAKELAND, FL — A Winter Haven man died in a single-vehicle crash early Monday morning on North Lake Howard Drive, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release. The 71-year-old driver's SUV lost control at 2:30 a.m. as he drove along a curve near 17th Street Northwest and North Lake Howard Drive, officials said. His SUV hit a fence following a crash into a wooden pole and then ultimately hitting a tree. Medical staff pronounced him dead at a local hospital. Florida Highway Patrol does not release the names of victims because of Marsy's Law.