LAKELAND, Fla. — Authorities in Polk County are searching for a 30-year-old Lakeland man wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that left a motorcyclist dead last month.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office identified Carlos Alberto Escobar Gonzalez as the suspect facing charges of leaving the scene of a crash involving death and driving without a valid license causing death. Deputies featured Gonzalez as their “Warrant of the Day” following the deadly collision.
Investigators said the crash happened Wednesday, Sept. 30, at the intersection of Wabash Avenue and Parker Street West, located near Gonzalez’s home. Gonzalez was driving a red Chevrolet Suburban when he pulled directly into the path of an oncoming motorcycle, according to detectives…