{"id":62811,"date":"2026-02-19T17:27:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T22:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=62811"},"modified":"2026-02-19T17:27:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T22:27:30","slug":"lakeland-man-dies-after-single-vehicle-crash-in-mulberry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/02\/19\/lakeland-man-dies-after-single-vehicle-crash-in-mulberry\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakeland man dies after single-vehicle crash in Mulberry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A 23-year-old Lakeland man died after a single-vehicle accident in Mulberry the evening of Feb. 17.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The accident happened on Church Avenue and Northeast 5th Street about 6:15 p.m. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that when first responders arrived, they found Jeremiah David MacDonald, 23, of Lakeland lying in a corner of the intersection with serious injuries. He was taken to a hospital by ambulance, where he died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sheriff’s Office said that according to a preliminary investigation, MacDonald was driving a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee north on Church Avenue, also known as State Road 37, when he struck a curb, causing the Jeep to rotate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vehicle then flipped multiple times. The Sheriff’s Office said MacDonald was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the Jeep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The road was closed for nearly three hours. The investigation is ongoing, the Sheriff’s Office said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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