Polk County Car Crash
![car is totaled after a single-car crash in Lakeland, Florida](https://b3379052.smushcdn.com/3379052/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/iss_4462_01264-1-1030x687.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Polk County’s Florida Highway Patrol reported a 44-year-old Lakeland man has been killed in a single-car crash on I-4 early Tuesday morning. Investigators said the driver lost control of his vehicle when he had a medical emergency while driving westbound on I-4 at milepost 34. His truck slammed into nearby cable barriers and crashed into the media. According to local authorities, he died at a hospital.