Driver Found Dead Inside Burning Car: Polk Sheriff

Lakeland FL

14 March, 2022

8:04 AM

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POLK COUNTY, FL — A fiery crash killed a driver Saturday morning in Alturas, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. The driver was found dead inside a burning 2021 Toyota Corolla that wrecked into a tree at about 7 a.m. on State Road-60, deputies said. No passengers were in the Corolla. Witnesses told authorities the driver partially drifted into a grassy median, overcorrected, and spun the car across multiple traffic lanes into a tree when it caught fire. The Corolla was registered to 26-year-old David Joseph Disimile of Temple Terrace. Investigators said they are waiting for an autopsy result to identify the driver and positively determine the cause of death. SR-60 westbound lanes were closed near the crash for about three hours as firefighters extinguished the fire, followed by an investigation.