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🌱 How a rollover on SR 60 east of town turned tragic

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  • How a rollover on SR 60 east of town turned tragic

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• PCSO: Single-car crash near Lake Wales kills driver, injures 2 (newschief.com) — A deadly single-vehicle crash on State Road 60 just east of Lake Wales killed a 21-year-old Fort Pierce man and injured his partner and their 2-year-old son. Polk County deputies say the car rolled into a ditch, ejecting both adults who were not wearing seat belts, while the properly restrained child survived in stable condition. A dog in the car was taken to animal control.
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