A 42-year-old Winter Haven man was killed in a three-vehicle crash on State Road 570 in Polk County early Monday morning.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the incident occurred about 6:10 a.m. on May 18, 2026. A Toyota sedan and a tractor-trailer were driving westbound on SR-570 (Polk Parkway) when both began to slow due to traffic.
A Ford pickup truck pulling a utility trailer, which was following the automobile, failed to slow. The pickup truck crashed with the back of the Toyota sedan. The contact drove the automobile forward, causing it to collide with the back of the tractor-trailer.
The 42-year-old driver of the Toyota sedan died at the spot due to his injuries.
The crash did not hurt the driver of the Ford pickup truck, a 26-year-old male from Auburndale, or the driver of the tractor-trailer, a 50-year-old man from Lakeland.
State troopers have not revealed the names of those involved as the investigation proceeds.
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