POLK COUNTY, FL : 2 dead in separate Polk County crashes on Wednesday, 24th May 2023

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two unrelated crashes that left two people dead.

Deputies said the first crash happened Wednesday around 1:55 p.m. when a semi-truck and a Toyota Camry collided head-on.

The driver of the Camry, 55-year-old James Hatfield, of Fort Meade, was found dead in his car when first responders arrived on the scene. Evidence indicated Hatfield was heading west on Homeland Garfield Road when he crossed into the eastbound lane.

The semi-truck driver, who was hauling a trailer heading east on County Road 640, slammed head-on into the Camry just west of 80 Foot Road in Homeland.

Deputies said the semi-truck driver was not injured.

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