The Brief
- The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says a head-on crash early Tuesday left a driver with critical injuries.
- Deputies say the driver of a Ford Escape crossed into oncoming traffic, colliding with a Jeep Wrangler.
- The driver of the Escape was not wearing a seat belt and was airlifted to the hospital, according to deputies.
LAKE WALES, Fla. – An early-morning crash left a man with critical injuries after Polk County deputies say he crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a Jeep on Tuesday.
The backstory:
According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened around 5 a.m. along SR 60 near Story Rd., east of Lake Wales.…