20-year-old hospitalized after crash in Polk County

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A 20-year-old has been hospitalized after troopers say he got into a crash while heading home from college for Mother’s Day.

It happened at around 12:30 p.m. Saturday on SR 570 in Polk County.

The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said the 20-year-old’s right front tire blew out, causing him to veer right. The front right side of the car crashed into a retaining wall at the Braddock Road Overpass…

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