{"id":37212,"date":"2023-10-16T12:56:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T16:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=37212"},"modified":"2023-10-16T12:56:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T16:56:24","slug":"2-dead-in-unrelated-polk-county-crashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/10\/16\/2-dead-in-unrelated-polk-county-crashes\/","title":{"rendered":"2 dead in unrelated Polk County crashes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-1-1.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-1-1-300x225.jpeg 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two people died in Polk County on Sunday in separate crashes, the sheriff&#8217;s office said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first deadly crash happened just after 10 a.m. in Lake Wales on North Scenic Highway near Egg Farm Road. The sheriff&#8217;s office said 24-year-old Angel Velasquez Jeronimo was driving south on Scenic Highway when he entered the northbound lane on a curve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authorities said Jeronimo&#8217;s 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier hit a 2019 Kia Sorrento. Ralph Riedel, 82, was driving the Sorrento with his 82-year-old wife, Judith, in the passenger seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeronimo died at the scene. Judith and Ralph were both taken to local hospitals; Judith is in critical condition, and Ralph was expected to be released Sunday with minor injuries, the sheriff&#8217;s office said.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-2.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-2-300x169.jpeg 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second crash happened just after 6 p.m. in Lakeland on Old Tampa Highway near the 3100 block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authorities said 46-year-old Roscoe Emanuel was speeding on a 2022 black Indian motorcycle in the eastbound lanes when he crossed over double yellow lines in an attempt to pass a vehicle in front of him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emanuel entered the path of a westbound 2020 black Jeep Gladiator driven by 45-year-old Migadali Fernandez. The sheriff&#8217;s office said the two vehicles crashed despite Fernandez trying to swerve out of the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emanuel was ejected and hit the Jeep&#8217;s windshield. He died at the scene, authorities said. Fernandez was not injured.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-3.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-3-300x169.jpeg 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investigations into both crashes are still ongoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two people died in Polk County on Sunday in separate crashes, the sheriff&#8217;s office said. 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