{"id":58215,"date":"2025-09-16T18:24:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T22:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=58215"},"modified":"2025-09-16T18:24:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T22:24:31","slug":"lakeland-man-hit-killed-while-walking-along-us-98","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/09\/16\/lakeland-man-hit-killed-while-walking-along-us-98\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakeland man hit, killed while walking along US 98"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A deadly pedestrian crash is under investigation in\u00a0Polk County.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It happened shortly before 8 p.m. at the intersection of US 98 and Lyle Parkway in\u00a0Bartow.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"5b6d7c\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5b6d7c;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"168\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-9.webp?resize=299%2C168&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58216 not-transparent\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office, the 65-year-old man was dead when first responders arrived.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investigators say a 2022 BMW X6 was traveling north in the inside lane of US 98 at about the speed limit of 45 mph. 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