A quiet stretch of early-morning road in Loughman turned chaotic when a hit-and-run at Ronald Reagan Parkway and Lake Wilson Road sent one driver to the hospital and sparked a search that ended behind a nearby chicken wing joint, according to deputies.
The crash happened around 1:30 a.m. Monday, authorities said. One vehicle stayed at the intersection, and its driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, treated, and released. The other vehicle took off, but deputies say that escape did not last long.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd posted on X that deputies later found a white Kia Soul parked unoccupied behind a Wingstop near the intersection. A deputy contacted the suspected driver by phone and convinced her to turn herself in, according to the sheriff…