WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – A 65-year-old Winter Haven man was killed early Thursday in a crash with a tractor-trailer, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The man was driving a Ford Fusion south on Old Lucerne Park Road as the tractor-trailer — driven by a 60-year-old Hialeah man — traveled west on Lucerne Park Road, troopers said.
According to a preliminary FHP crash report, the Ford turned left at the intersection of both roadways, entering the tractor-trailer’s path. Around 5:25 a.m., the tractor-trailer struck the left side of the Ford, the report states.
Both vehicles rotated and came to final rest along the south shoulder of Lucerne Park Road as the Ford also struck a utility pole, troopers said.
The Winter Haven man was pronounced dead at the scene, while the Hialeah man was not injured, according to FHP.
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