{"id":22002,"date":"2022-04-29T12:33:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T16:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=22002"},"modified":"2022-04-29T12:33:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T16:33:55","slug":"polk-county-man-killed-in-morning-crash-that-left-the-road-closed-for-hours%ef%bf%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2022\/04\/29\/polk-county-man-killed-in-morning-crash-that-left-the-road-closed-for-hours%ef%bf%bc\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk County man killed in morning crash that left the road closed for hours\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A man was killed and another was injured in a Polk County crash that happened Thursday morning, according to deputies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"432\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Polk-Fatal-copy.webp?resize=764%2C432&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22003\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Polk County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said a 32-year-old man was killed during the two-vehicle crash near Mulberry. Deputies said they responded to the crash on SR 37 at County Road 640 at around 7:21 a.m. with Polk County Fire Rescue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First responders said they found the Bradley Junction man dead on the scene of the crash when they arrived.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 37-year-old Mulberry man was the other person involved in the crash and was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries, according to Polk County deputies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bradley Junction man was driving a Jeep Wrangler north on SR 37, approaching the intersection of CR 640, deputies confirmed. The Mulberry man was driving a Dodge 1500 pickup truck southbound and started to make a left turn onto eastbound CR 640. While making that left turn, the Dodge driver violated the right-of-way of the Jeep and the vehicles crashed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The driver of the Jeep wasn&#8217;t wearing a seatbelt when the SUV flipped and was thrown from the vehicle, PCSO said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The northbound side of SR 37 was closed for about three hours while PCSO&#8217;s Traffic Homicide Unit was investigated on scene. 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