LAKE WALES, FL : 3-vehicle crash kills Polk woman, injures 5 on U.S. Highway 27 on Wednesday, 12th February, 2020

One woman was killed and five other people were injured, including two children, in a three-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 27 in Lake Wales Wednesday.

The crash occurred at the intersection of Tower Lakes Boulevard around 7:15 p.m., according to a news release from LWPD Sgt. Shawn Smith.A white 2018 Chevrolet Malibu driven by Radashia Johnson, 27, of Lake Wales, was traveling north in the inside lane on U.S. 27, Smith said, and a white 2015 Ford F-350 pickup truck driven by Rene Peralta, 68, of Kissimmee, was traveling north in the middle lane of Highway 27 — just behind the Malibu.

As the Ford and the Malibu reached Tower Lakes Boulevard, a third vehicle, a gray 2006 Toyota Scion, was traveling south on U.S. 27 at what witnesses described as a higher-than-normal speed, according to reports.

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