{"id":39956,"date":"2023-12-09T10:46:50","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T15:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=39956"},"modified":"2023-12-09T10:46:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T15:46:56","slug":"driver-killed-in-crash-after-car-runs-into-tree-catches-on-fire-in-polk-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/12\/09\/driver-killed-in-crash-after-car-runs-into-tree-catches-on-fire-in-polk-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver killed in crash after car runs into tree, catches on fire in Polk County"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a driver was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Mulberry late Thursday night.<\/p>\n\n\n

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According to PCSO, the crash was reported at around 11:39 p.m. on Shepherd Road near Grandeville Boulevard. When first responders arrived, they found the vehicle completely engulfed in flames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the fire was extinguished, authorities found the driver dead inside the car. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on evidence found at the scene, preliminary investigation indicates that the vehicle, a red Chevrolet Camaro had been driving west on Shepherd Road at a high rate of speed when it crested over a hill near the intersection, and the driver lost control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Camaro spun and left the roadway before hitting a speed limit sign and running head-on into an oak tree, which split the car down the middle, according to PCSO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The driver has not yet been positively identified, according to the sheriff’s office. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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