LAKELAND, FL : Hit-and-run crash kills Alabama man in Lakeland on Sunday, 24th March 2024

A man visiting his family in Florida is dead after a deadly hit-and-run crash, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

In a social media post on X, the agency said the crash happened around 9:43 p.m. Sunday in the area of 10th Street North and Wabash Avenue.

The driver was reportedly traveling east on 10th Street when they struck a 58-year-old man visiting from Alabama. The man was hit from behind as he was standing or walking along the side of the road, the sheriff's office said.

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