{"id":52366,"date":"2024-12-06T13:52:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T18:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=52366"},"modified":"2024-12-06T13:53:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T18:53:54","slug":"polk-city-man-dies-after-suffering-medical-emergency-and-crashing-into-median-barrier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/12\/06\/polk-city-man-dies-after-suffering-medical-emergency-and-crashing-into-median-barrier\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk City man dies after suffering medical emergency and crashing into median barrier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 76-year-old Polk City man died Thursday afternoon after officials said he suffered a medical emergency and lost control of his pickup truck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a report by the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5, as the man was traveling west on State Route 400 near the 47-milepost.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"141e4a\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"162\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/images-4.webp?resize=310%2C162&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52375 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #141e4a; width:576px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/images-4.webp?w=310&amp;ssl=1 310w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/images-4.webp?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials said that after the man lost control of his Toyota Tundra, the truck traveled into the center median and struck a cable barrier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The driver was taken to a local hospital, where he later died. The FHP did not state what type of medical emergency the man experienced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 76-year-old Polk City man died Thursday afternoon after officials said he suffered a medical emergency and lost control of his pickup truck. 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