A suspect with several active warrants out of Polk County died in a motorcycle crash over the weekend, officials said.
KC, 26, had close to a dozen outstanding warrants stemming from two separate investigations, and was driving a stolen 2024 Suzuki motorcycle when the crash happened on Saturday, Nov. 29, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Witnesses told deputies C had been tailgating another vehicle and lost control of the motorcycle as he was heading east on Knights Station Road, just west of Harrelson Road in north Lakeland.
The motorcycle flipped onto its left side, throwing C onto the road, and officials said the driver of a Jeep Cherokee may have hit the bike. The Jeep driver remained on scene and cooperated with law enforcement, according to authorities.
Bystanders performed CPR on C while waiting for first responders to arrive. C was then taken to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, the sheriff’s office said.
It had been a little over a week since deputies last encountered C. They found him sitting behind the wheel of a 2003 gold Chevy Avalanche truck during an investigation on Friday, Nov. 21.
Deputies said they had been looking for the truck as its owner had a warrant out of Hillsborough County. They were surprised to find C, and not the truck’s actual owner, inside. Another unidentified man was also inside the truck.
Authorities said C refused commands to get out of the truck and “rammed through every PCSO vehicle nearby.” He then sped down Kathleen Road onto Dove Meadow Trail, where he crashed through the gate of a private ranch, causing $100,000 worth of damage, according to officials.
C and the passenger then abandoned the truck and ran into a wooded area. The sheriff’s office issued warrants for C’s arrest after deputies were unable to find him. The warrants were for aggravated battery and assault on law enforcement, fleeing to elude, felony criminal mischief, and other charges.
“This suspect, at a very young age, displayed blatant disregard for the law and it ultimately cost him his life,” said Sheriff Grady Judd. “Had he not fled from us on November 21, after hitting several patrol vehicles with his car, he would have been safely housed in the jail and not recklessly driving a stolen motorcycle a week later. What a shame.”
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Source: wfla
