LAKELAND, Fla. – A Monday night crash in Lakeland has left one man dead and another hospitalized following a multi-vehicle collision on East Memorial Boulevard.
The Lakeland Police Department reported that the incident occurred around 10:45 p.m. on March 2, 2026, near the intersection of Interlachen Parkway. According to investigators, 49-year-old Deldrick A. Leonard of Winter Haven was driving a silver GMC SUV eastbound when a westbound bronze Ford SUV, driven by 49-year-old Jeffrey R. Allen of Lakeland, suddenly veered off the road.
The Ford SUV struck a guard rail before spinning back into the eastbound lanes, where it collided directly with Leonard’s vehicle…