A pedestrian died following a crash Friday morning, October 30, near 1st Street South and Emerald Avenue in Lake Wales, according to Lt. Dale Hampton with the Lake Wales Police Department.
Emergency crews were dispatched around 6:14 a.m. Preliminary scanner reports indicated a man had been struck by a white Chevrolet work truck and was trapped beneath the vehicle.
According to radio traffic, firefighters used lift bags to raise the truck and free the man. He was transported by ambulance to a Lake Wales hospital.
Hampton subsequently confirmed the incident was a fatal crash.
Lake Wales Fire Department and Polk County Fire Rescue personnel responded, with Lake Wales Police Department taking over the scene after rescue operations concluded, according to scanner reports.
The pedestrian’s identity and the circumstances leading up to the crash have not been released.
This is a developing story. Additional details will be provided as they become available.
