13-Year-Old Killed In Lake Wales While Waiting For School Bus

LAKE WALES, FL — A 13-year-old boy was killed Friday morning while waiting for his school bus in Lake Wales.

According to Lake Wales police, at 6:15 a.m. officers were called to Dr. J.A. Wiltshire Avenue and Miami Street for a crash involving a pedestrian. When they arrived, they learned that Jadin Galindo had been waiting for his school bus when a 2013 GMC Sierra truck struck him as he was sitting near the center of the paved alleyway about 30 feet from Dr. J.A. Whiltshire Avenue.

Police noted that it was dark and foggy at that time of the morning and there are no street lights in the area, only ambient light from nearby Florida's Natural plant.

The GMC Sierra was traveling east on DR. J.A.Wiltshire Avenue and turned north into the alleyway where Jadin was struck. Jadin was transported to Lake Wales Advent Health by Polk County Emergency Medical Services where he died.

The GMC was driven by Sherry Kinney, 47, of Bartow. Kimberly Johnson, 33, also of Bartow, was in the front passenger in the GMC. Neither was injured in the crash. Neither speed nor impairment appears to be a factor in the crash.

"Our hearts break for all those involved and the loss of such a young man," said traffic homicide investigator Rocky Meyers.

If anyone has any information regarding this case, contact Meyers at the Lake Wales Police Department at 863-678-4223 or remain anonymous by calling Heartland Crime Stoppers at 1-800-226-TIPS (8477).