POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A pair of unrelated crashes, one involving two motorcycles and the other involving a homemade go-kart, left two people dead Saturday in Polk County.
In a news release, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said the crash involving the motorcycle happened around 9:40 a.m. on Green Pond Road near San Juan Avenue in Polk City. A 72-year-old man from Mascotte was leading a group of motorcycles westbound before drifting in front of another group of motorcycles heading east.
The 72-year-old collided with the lead biker in the other group, a 61-year-old Tampa man. Both of them were thrown from their motorcycles…