LAKE WALES, FL – According to FOX 13, one person was hurt in a wrong-way collision on Florida 60 near Story Road on Tuesday morning.
A 58-year-old man was driving a Ford Escape west on Florida 60 when he strayed into the eastbound lanes and collided head-on with a 25-year-old driving a Jeep Wrangler around 5 a.m.
First responders transported the Esdcape driver to an area hospital with critical injuries. He was not wearing a seatbelt.
The Wrangler driver was not hurt in the crash.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident.
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