{"id":57328,"date":"2025-08-20T19:45:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T23:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=57328"},"modified":"2025-08-20T19:45:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T23:45:43","slug":"polk-county-deputies-investigating-deadly-hit-and-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/08\/20\/polk-county-deputies-investigating-deadly-hit-and-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk County deputies investigating deadly hit-and-run"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0Polk County\u00a0Sheriff&#8217;s Office is investigating a hit-and-run that left a person dead early Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"889\" height=\"500\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hit-and-run.jpg?resize=889%2C500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hit-and-run.jpg?w=889&amp;ssl=1 889w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hit-and-run.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hit-and-run.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Polk County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, the crash happened on Highland St. near Wabash Ave. just outside\u00a0Lakeland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An adult died, according to PCSO, but no further details about the victim or the driver have been released.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Polk County\u00a0Sheriff&#8217;s Office is investigating a hit-and-run that left a person dead early Monday. 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