Mulberry Man Arrested After Hit-And-Run Near Lakeland Convenience Store

LAKELAND, Fla. — A Mulberry man was arrested Saturday after allegedly fleeing a two-vehicle collision near a convenience store, authorities said.

Polk County Sheriff’s deputies responded around 9:30 a.m. to County Road 540A and Quail Ridge Drive, where an uninjured driver reported her Toyota had been struck by a gray Ford Fusion that pulled out of a 7-Eleven and left the area.

Using license plate details from the victim and surveillance images from the store, deputies tracked the vehicle to Mulberry and questioned 32-year-old Ka’Von Le’Cyrus Rodmon. Authorities said Rodmon initially blamed a relative before admitting he was driving when shown the surveillance photo…

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