POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Lakeland man is behind bars today after a violent road rage confrontation in Winter Haven left another driver bloodied and broken-nosed on Wednesday afternoon. T
The incident, which unfolded around 4:48 p.m. at the busy intersection of Helena Road and Cypress Gardens Boulevard, reportedly took place in full view of the victim’s children.
Polk County Sheriff’s deputies arrived at the scene to find a man suffering from significant facial injuries. According to witness statements and the victim, the trouble began on Cypress Gardens Road when two trucks hauling rocks cut the man off in traffic…