{"id":11115,"date":"2021-05-16T18:27:16","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T22:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=11115"},"modified":"2021-05-16T18:27:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T22:27:26","slug":"fatal-crash-investigation-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/05\/16\/fatal-crash-investigation-3\/","title":{"rendered":"FATAL CRASH INVESTIGATION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Saturday, May 15, 2021, at approximately 4:04 p.m., officers responded to a traffic crash involving a single motorcycle near the 1100 block of North Lincoln Avenue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/motorcycle-fatal-crash.png?resize=418%2C218&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11116\" width=\"418\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/motorcycle-fatal-crash.png?w=732&amp;ssl=1 732w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/motorcycle-fatal-crash.png?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to reports, just before the crash, the driver of a 2018 Kawasaki motorcycle was traveling southbound on North Lincoln Avenue when they lost control of the motorcycle for unknown reasons. After striking a curb, the driver was separated from the motorcycle and hit a chain-link fence.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lakeland Police Department Patrol Unit, Polk County Fire Rescue, and the Lakeland Fire Department all arrived on the scene and began to provide life-saving measures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The driver, 53-year-old Darry Darnell Townsend of Lakeland, was transported to Lakeland Regional Health, where he was later pronounced deceased by medical staff.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The roadway was shut down for approximately three hours while the scene was processed for the ongoing investigation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If anyone has any additional information regarding the crash, please contact Officer Camilo Almeida at\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:Camilo.almeida@lakelandgov.net\" target=\"_blank\">Camilo.almeida@lakelandgov.net<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, May 15, 2021, at approximately 4:04 p.m., officers responded to a traffic crash involving a single motorcycle near the 1100 block of North Lincoln Avenue. 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