LAKELAND, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) Traffic Homicide Unit has issued an arrest warrant for a Guatemalan man who is in the country illegally, following a brutal hit-and-run crash that left a bicyclist critically injured.
The suspect, Erick Perez De Leon, 21, is believed to have fled the country and returned to Guatemala days after the incident.
Critical Crash and Vicious Scene
The crash occurred at approximately 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, October 9th, on Campbell Road West in Lakeland.
According to witness statements and evidence, a 28-year-old Lakeland man was riding his electric bicycle westbound inside the road’s fog line when he was struck from behind by what witnesses described as a tan Nissan Altima…