The Brief
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- The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says a head-on crash early Tuesday left a driver with critical injuries.
- Deputies say the driver of a Ford Escape crossed into oncoming traffic, colliding with a Jeep Wrangler.
- The driver of the Escape was not wearing a seat belt and was airlifted to the hospital, according to deputies.
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 deputies say was not wearing a seat belt, suffered critical injuries and was airlifted to the hospital.
Investigators say the 25-year-old driver of the Jeep was not injured.
SR 60 was closed for about four hours during the investigation, according to deputies, but has since reopened.
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Source: Fox13news
