POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A fatal pedestrian accident occurred early Thursday morning on Combee Road (State Road 659) at Main Street (County Road 542) in an unincorporated area near Lakeland.
According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, an adult male pedestrian was struck by a box truck around 3:44 a.m. The victim sustained traumatic head injuries and was transported to a local hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
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The driver of the box truck remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation. No charges are expected to be filed.
Preliminary investigations suggest the pedestrian was walking in a northbound lane of Combee Road when the box truck, also traveling north, hit him while preparing to turn right onto Main Street.
Combee Road was closed for approximately three hours following the accident. Detectives are still working to notify the victim’s next of kin, whose last known address is in Orlando.
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The investigation is ongoing, but no charges are anticipated against the driver.
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