Crime & Safety
Polk Deputies Search For Black Vehicle In Fatal Hit-And-Run Crash
Detectives are looking for a black vehicle that would have damage to the passenger side, front head lamp assembly, and front quarter. panel.
BARTOW, FL - The Polk County Sheriff's Office is searching for a driver responsible for a fatal hit-and-run crash early Sunday morning in Bartow. About 1:30 a.m., 30-year-old Barry Lee Powell Jr., of N. Pleasant Ave. in Bartow, was walking westbound along the shoulder of Highway 60, just east of Cedar Trail Landfill, in Bartow when he was struck by an unknown vehicle also traveling westbound, deputies said.
Powell died at the scene. Detectives are looking for an unknown make and model black vehicle that would have damage to the passenger side, front head lamp assembly and front quarter panel. Deputies are seeking any witnesses to the crash.
Deputies urge the public to call PCSO at 863-298-6200. Anyone with information who wants to remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward is asked to call Heartland Crime Stoppers at 1-800-226-TIPS or log onto www.P3tips.com to submit your tip via the web.
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