One Dead, Another Seriously Hurt In US 98 Motorcycle Crash Near Lakeland

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A crash involving an SUV and a motorcycle left one person dead and another seriously injured on US 98 in Polk County on Friday afternoon.

Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office were sent to the scene near Hancock Avenue around 3:24 p.m. The intersection is located in Highland City, just south of Lakeland.

Emergency crews arrived to find that one individual involved in the collision had died. The other person sustained serious injuries, according to investigators. Authorities have not yet publicly released the identities of those involved or specified which vehicle the deceased person was in…

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