
Head-on crash in Polk County critically injures driver
The Brief An early-morning crash left a man with critical injuries after Polk County deputies say he crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a Jeep on Tuesday. The backstory: According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened around 5 a.m. along SR 60 near Story Rd., east of Lake Wales. Deputies say a 58-year-old man driving a Ford Escape was headed west and crossed into the eastbound lane, crashing head-on into a Jeep Wrangler. The driver of the Escape, who










