At approximately 8:12 this morning on Monday, August 18, 2025, a traffic collision was reported near 2217 Mammoth Grove Rd. in Lake Wales. Initial information states that a 13 year-old female was struck by a vehicle.
Lake Wales Police Department Public Information Officer, Lt. Dale Hampton, has confirmed this information. The patient is being airlifted by helicopter to a hospital with “non-life-threatening injuries”. The patient is a trauma alert, and is being flown as a precaution at this time.
The vehicle involved in the collision is a 2023 Chevrolet Colorado. No information is yet available on how the crash occurred or who has been involved…