LAKELAND, Fla. — A Thursday morning drive ended in tragedy after a pickup truck veered off a Lakeland roadway and struck a tree, leaving the driver dead.
At approximately 9:08 a.m. on May 14, 2026, Lakeland Police officers were called to the scene of a single-vehicle wreck at 1250 Ariana Street. Investigators say a white Ford F-150 was heading westbound when, for reasons still being determined, it drifted across the eastbound lanes and into a parking lot.
The truck continued off the pavement until it collided with a tree…