{"id":18633,"date":"2021-12-27T14:59:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T19:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=18633"},"modified":"2021-12-27T17:08:01","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T22:08:01","slug":"3-dead-and-3-trauma-alert-patients-flown-to-hospital-after-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/12\/27\/3-dead-and-3-trauma-alert-patients-flown-to-hospital-after-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"3 dead and 3 trauma alert patients flown to hospital after crash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three people were killed and three more were seriously injured in a car crash in Polk County on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office were called to the crash on Lake Hatchineha Road near Watkins Road around noon. The area is just east of Haines City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/police-line-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/police-line-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/police-line-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/police-line-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/police-line.jpg 1200w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the sheriff\u2019s office, three people died in the crash and three other people were flown to local hospitals as trauma alert patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All six victims are believed to be adults, deputies say. The sheriff\u2019s office says it was reported that two cars were involved in the crash and one of them caught fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"876\" height=\"493\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fatal-polk-crash.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fatal-polk-crash.jpg 876w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fatal-polk-crash-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fatal-polk-crash-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deputies say traffic will likely be impacted in the area of the crash through at least 3 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three people were killed and three more were seriously injured in a car crash in Polk County on Monday. 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