Crime & Safety

Driver Illegally Passes On Polk County Road, Killed In Crash: Deputies

The Polk County Sheriff's Office investigated a fatal crash Saturday morning caused by speeding and illegally passing.

POINCIANA, FL — An illegal traffic pass on Country Club Road in Poinciana Saturday morning became a crash killing a 30-year-old Kissimmee woman, Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies said.

According to authorities, Keishly Malave, 30, sped her vehicle and illegally passed a Nissan Altima just before 10:20 a.m.

Following the passing of the Nissan, Malave clipped the front of the Nissan with her Acura MDX as she tried to get in front of it, deputies said.

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Then the Acura hit a concrete light pole, deputies said.

Medical authorities pronounced Malave dead at the crash location Saturday morning, deputies said.

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