POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Polk City man died early Thursday morning, April 23, 2026, following an ATV crash and a subsequent collision with a passing vehicle on Fussell Road. Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the scene, located about two miles north of Polk City, at approximately 3:01 a.m.
First responders located the victim, 39-year-old Brandon Roy Moran, deceased at the scene with severe head trauma.
Preliminary data from Traffic Homicide investigators indicates that Moran was operating a Polaris Sportsman 400 All-Terrain Vehicle when he lost control…