{"id":46092,"date":"2024-05-31T14:53:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T18:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=46092"},"modified":"2024-05-31T14:53:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T18:53:57","slug":"fatal-crash-investigation-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/05\/31\/fatal-crash-investigation-29\/","title":{"rendered":"FATAL CRASH INVESTIGATION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Thursday, May 30, 2024, at approximately 10:04 a.m., officers responded to assist the Plant City Police Department after a traffic crash occurred at the intersection of Harden Boulevard and South Frontage Road. In total, the crash scene involved eight vehicles and eleven persons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Evidence and witness statements indicated the Mercedes (Vehicle 1) entered the intersection at a solid red light and impacted the front of a black Ford SUV (Vehicle 2) which was traveling eastbound on South Frontage Road and attempting to turn left (north). A grey Subaru (Vehicle 8) was turning left in the adjacent lane to Vehicle 2 and was damaged by debris from the collision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Post impact with Vehicle 2, Vehicle 1 continued and struck a raised concrete median then impacted the driver&#8217;s side of a dark-colored Ford SUV (Vehicle 3). Vehicle 3 was pushed in an eastbound direction and impacted a grey Volkswagen (Vehicle 4) and a grey Honda (Vehicle 5). Post impact, Vehicle 5 impacted a black Chrysler (Vehicle 6) and a blue Chevrolet (Vehicle 7).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The driver of Vehicle 1 attempted to flee on foot and was taken into custody by Plant City and Lakeland Police officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Numerous other Lakeland Police Department Patrol Units responded, along with Polk County Fire Rescue, and the Lakeland Fire Department who all began life-saving measures. The driver of Vehicle 1, and the driver and passenger of Vehicle 2 were transported to transported to Lakeland Regional Health (LRH) for minor injuries. The driver of Vehicle 5 responded of his own accord to LRH for treatment of minor injuries. The driver of Vehicle 3 was transported to LRH where, despite the best efforts of medical professionals, she succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"414\" height=\"512\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/unnamed-81.jpg?resize=414%2C512&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/unnamed-81.jpg?w=414&amp;ssl=1 414w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/unnamed-81.jpg?resize=243%2C300&amp;ssl=1 243w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>JAMES GOUGEON III<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The driver of Vehicle 1, James Gougeon (age 50) of Plant City, was charged with the following crimes: Fleeing to Elude with Reckless High Speed involving Injury or Death (F1)(1 count), Leaving the Scene of a Crash Involving Death (F1)(1 count), Knowingly Driving on a Suspended License with 3 or More Offenses (F3)(1 count), Leaving the Scene of a Crash Involving Injury (F3)(3 counts), Leaving the Scene of a Crash Involving Property Damage (M2)(4 Counts). Citations were also issued for Careless Driving, Expired Tag\/Registration less than 6 months, and Fail to Stop at a Steady Red Signal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The roadway was shut down for approximately 7.5 hours to process the scene for the ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone with information regarding the crash is asked to contact Traffic Crash Investigator Officer Travis Payne at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wcl7kczab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001LzI76oQnyHySRRSycEhpPDAafowthlgszTNFuMdq_1obTTC8GUg3TE6sAIp5ohgR2Q2AUK1TGxsNV-3W4_QqPkGGkBK_EV1-bbitXIxt4fpsMD0pRlQMw62IAO2DTaV-p6KxdPACROZ3oUt2wbQNWj4Ck3s5Q1UBtlf--EwA6Pg=&amp;c=Fbwa_FXLYK8OEPR2PnR7a1tenF9I58GAbyZguxHLOnaN7rV_pMv-ew==&amp;ch=4vAW3RglozUvPa59CfgIqP5o2P6e33JhRRWtM_WwPjyDeaVq6SzVQg==\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">travis.payne@lakelandgov.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For questions related to law enforcement action prior to the crash, please contact Captain Alfed Van Duyne with the Plant City Police Department at (813) 757-9200 or&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:avanduyne@plantcitypolice.com\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">avanduyne@plantcitypolice.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vehicle 1 &#8211; Driver\/Arrestee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">James Edward Gougeon III<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Age: 50<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plant City, FL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vehicle 2 &#8211; Driver<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shaneka Ming Stewart<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Age: 43<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lakeland, FL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vehicle 2 &#8211; Passenger<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zion Townsend<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Age: 25<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lakeland, FL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vehicle 3 &#8211; Driver (Deceased)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pamela Damewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Age:73<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lakeland, FL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vehicle 4 &#8211; Driver<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blanca Estrada<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Age: 46<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lakeland, FL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vehicle 4 &#8211; Passenger<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mia Estrada Roldan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Age: 18<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lakeland, FL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vehicle 5 &#8211; Driver<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jack Darch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Age: 24<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mulberry, FL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vehicle 6 &#8211; Driver<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cassandra Bachrodt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Age: 30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mulberry, FL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vehicle 6 &#8211; Passenger<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sawyer Bachrodt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Age: 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mulberry, FL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vehicle 7 &#8211; Driver<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adam Watson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Age: 41<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lakeland, FL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vehicle 8 &#8211; Driver<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amanda Farley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Age: 18<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lakeland, FL<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, May 30, 2024, at approximately 10:04 a.m., officers responded to assist the Plant City Police Department after a traffic crash occurred at the intersection of Harden Boulevard and&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":46093,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"12","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","default_image_id":71799,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[12,14],"tags":[298],"class_list":["post-46092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","category-news","tag-fatal-crash-investigation"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46092"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46092\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46094,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46092\/revisions\/46094"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}