Polk County Sheriff’s Office Traffic homicide detectives arrested 53-year-old Rodney Calvin Wimberly of Lakeland today for vehicular homicide (F2) and DUI manslaughter (F2). The charges stem from an April 14, 2019 single vehicle crash on US 98 South near Highland City where he was driving and his girlfriend, 47-year-old Shannon Oglesby…
Polk County Sheriff Press Release The Polk County Sheriff's Office Traffic deputies are investigating a single-motorcycle crash that occurred Sunday, July 16, 2017, around 7:38 p.m. on Old Dade City Road in Lakeland. 30-year-old Nicolas Shontz, the driver and sole occupant, of Lakeland was transported to LRHMC and succumbed to…
Polk County Sheriff Press Release Polk County Sheriff's Office Traffic deputies investigated a single-vehicle crash at Olsen Road and 10th street north in Davenport on Saturday, July 15, 2017, around 9:12 p.m. 32-year-old Lori Teran, the driver and sole occupant, of Haines City was declared deceased on-scene. Preliminary information…
Polk County Sheriff Press Release Polk County Sheriff's Office Traffic deputies investigated a vehicle vs train crash that occurred on Dairy Road at Old Lake Alfred Road in un-incorporated Auburndale on Saturday, July 15, 2017, around 7:54 p.m. 20-year-old Elijah Sample of Lake Alfred, who was the driver and lone…
Polk County Sheriff’s Office Traffic deputies investigated a two-vehicle crash last evening in Poinciana, involving a Mitsubishi SUV and a Suzuki motorcycle, during which the motorcyclist was killed. Preliminary information is as follows: Around 9:15 p.m. on Monday, December 21, 2020, 40-year-old Hector Rafael Nin, Jr. of Kissimmee, was traveling…