Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Ford Expedition In Winter Haven

POLK COUNTY, FL — A Lake Alfred man died Tuesday morning after he was involved in a two-vehicle crash in Winter Haven.

Adam Walling, 39, was taken to the hospital for injuries that included head trauma, and was pronounced dead shortly after arriving.

The crash occurred at about 9:17 a.m. on Martin Luther King Boulevard Northeast at Jewett Street.

According to preliminary findings by Polk sheriff's investigators, Walling was driving a white 2007 Honda motorcycle east on Martin Luther King Boulevard when a white 2005 Ford Expedition heading west made a left turn onto Jewett Street to enter the Buckeye Ridge neighborhood, and crossed in front of Walling’s motorcycle, which had the right-of-way.

Walling was thrown from the motorcycle and slid under the front part of the Ford Expedition. He was not wearing a helmet.