Crime & Safety
Auburndale Man Sought After Fleeing Fatal Crash On Interstate 4
A 32-year-old motorcyclist from Lakeland died in the four-vehicle pile-up.
POLK COUNTY, FL — The Florida Highway Patrol is seeking the public's help to find a driver who left the scene of a fatal crash on Interstate 4 Sunday.
According to the FHP, at 9:26 p.m. a van driven by a 22-year-old Auburndale man was headed west on I-4 and failed to stop for traffic that was halted ahead. Troopers said he struck the motorcycle ridden by a 32-year-old Lakeland man and the rear of a car driven by a 28-year-old Kissimmee woman. The car was propelled forward and struck a sports utility vehicle driven by a 58-year-old Rockledge man.
The motorcyclist died at the scene.
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Following the crash, the driver of the van fled the scene on foot.
Troopers later discovered that the 2019 Dodge Caravan had been stolen in Auburndale. The driver has been identified as Jesus Bravo-Bravo.
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Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Bravo-Bravo is asked to call *FHP or Crime Stoppers at **TIPS.
The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for 22-year-old Jesus Bravo-Bravo of Auburndale.
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