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Saturday, December 21, 2013

Two people were killed early Sunday in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 98 North in Lakeland.

The incident occurred at approximately 3:15 a.m. on a two-lane stretch between Rockridge and Socrum Loop roads.

According to a Polk County Sheriff’s Office report a 2006 Toyota Scion driven by 19-year-old Eric Rocco Russo of Lakeland was traveling south approaching the intersection of Big Cypress Blvd.

Date: 
Friday, November 29, 2013

A Central Florida couple is dead after their motorcycle crashed into a garbage truck.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office reports Michael Stanley Cox and his wife Yvette Marie Cox were riding in a Harley Davidson after going to Publix Saturday afternoon in Lakeland.

The two were traveling south on Lakeland Highlands Road when a garbage truck driven by Bobby Caswell crossed in front of them.

Investigators say Cox may have tried to take evasive action but the motorcycle struck the side of the truck.