Wrong-Way Driver Resuscitated Twice Following US 17 Crash: Sheriff

Lakeland FL

18 April, 2022

9:16 AM

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POLK COUNTY, FL — A 26-year-old Arcadia man had to be resuscitated twice Saturday night following a wrong-way crash on U.S. Highway 17 Saturday night, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. Ricardo Castillo drove his car northbound in the southbound lanes of Hwy 17 at about 11:35 p.m. when he crashed into an SUV. Deputies said that investigators do not know why Castillo crossed into the wrong lane. Castillo was resuscitated twice and taken to a local hospital for life-threatening injuries, deputies said. The driver of the SUV experienced minor injuries, deputies said. Southbound lanes of Hwy 17 were closed for several hours during the investigation.