{"id":52094,"date":"2024-11-26T15:51:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T20:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=52094"},"modified":"2024-11-26T15:51:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T20:51:16","slug":"police-investigating-deadly-hit-and-run-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/11\/26\/police-investigating-deadly-hit-and-run-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Police investigating deadly hit-and-run crash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 67-year-old man is dead after police say he was killed in a hit-and-run crash Saturday midnight in Lakeland.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/deadly-crash.webp?resize=1110%2C624&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16016\" style=\"width:354px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lakeland Police Department (LPD) said in a news release that at around 12:02 a.m. on Nov. 23, the man, who was identified as Robin Brown, was trying to cross South Florida Avenue in a westbound direction from Palmetto Avenue. That&#8217;s when Brown was hit by a vehicle heading south on South Florida Avenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the driver hit Brown with his vehicle, they continued to drive away from the area, heading south on the same road, authorities said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The police department, Polk County Fire Rescue, and the Lakeland Fire Department arrived at the scene to help save Brown&#8217;s life. He was taken to Lakeland Regional Health but later died due to his injuries, LPD said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After investigating the scene, police said the suspect vehicle involved in the hit-and-run crash is believed to be a 2018-2022 Range Rover 2 that is possibly gray or silver in color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact LPD or Heartland Crime Stoppers Florida.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 67-year-old man is dead after police say he was killed in a hit-and-run crash Saturday midnight in Lakeland. 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