Crime & Safety
Audi Crash Splits Car In Half, Kills 1: Florida Highway Patrol
Troopers investigated a fatal single-car crash in Lakeland early Saturday morning.
LAKELAND, FL — An Audi split in two while killing the driver when it hit a tree early Saturday morning in Lakeland, Florida Highway Patrol said.
A 47-year-old male driver of Lakeland lost control of his car on State Road 549 at about 3:20 a.m. He then crashed into a tree near South Lake Silver Drive. The car was halved and medical staff pronounced him dead at the location, according to FHP.
*FHP does not release the names of victims in accordance with Marsy's Law.
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