Polk County man dies after driving SUV into lake

(This article was revised to include the driver’s name.)

A Lake Wales man was found dead in an SUV that was halfway submerged in a Haines City lake on Jan. 9.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that it received a call about 8:50 p.m. from a resident who saw lights with its front end submerged at the end of the Lake Marion boat ramp of Jim Edwards Road and Edwards Shores…

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