The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said a multi-car crash claimed the lives of two women in Lakeland Saturday evening.
It happened on Kathleen Road at around 5:45 p.m. in front of the Nick & Moe’s gas station.
The sheriff’s office said the 23-year-old driver of a Nissan failed to navigate a curve in the road and went off the roadway, crossed the grass median, and clipped the front of a Kia traveling in the opposite direction. The 48-year-old woman driving the Kia was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
After striking the Kia, the Nissan hit a Dodge Ram, driven by a 53-year-old Lakeland man, who was not injured.
Finally, the Nissan continued forward and struck an Audi SUV head-on, the sheriff’s office said. Driving the Audi was the 25-year-old son of the Dodge Ram driver, and the passenger was his 79-year-old grandmother.
The head-on collision between the Nissan and the Audi killed the driver of the Nissan, a 23-year-old Fort Meade woman, and the 79-year-old grandmother of the Audi driver. Police said the 25-year-old man driving and another passenger in the Audi were also taken to the hospital.
PCSO said they believe excessive speeding by the Nissan driver may have played a role in the crash.
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Maybe …. maybe if we had consistent, effective traffic enforcement drivers might be a little more cautious. Maybe. I know in my neighborhood most travel at 10-15 over the posted limit. And do so with impunity.