POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Midday traffic on U.S. 92 ground to a sudden, screeching halt Thursday when drivers rounding the roadway spotted an unexpected obstacle planted directly in their path: a woman standing squarely in the middle of traffic.
Around 12:15 p.m., a Polk County sheriff’s deputy watched as several approaching vehicles, including a massive semi-truck, slammed on their brakes to avoid plowing into 43-year-old Galena Ginene Golden.
Flipping on his cruiser’s emergency lights, the deputy pulled over and walked into the roadway to clear the lane. Golden made her stance clear before he could say much of anything…