Lakeland woman dead after car crashes into tree: PCSO
Photo courtesy: Polk County Sheriff's Office
POLK CITY, Fla. - A Polk County woman died in a crash after her car veered off the road and struck a large tree, according to the sheriff's office.
According to PCSO, their traffic homicide unit responded to the single-vehicle crash on Thursday at around 9 a.m. on Commonwealth Avenue (SR 33) near Hacienda Trail in Polk City.
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Evidence at the scene indicated that April Cruz, 29, of Lakeland, was driving a black Honda north on Commonwealth when she lost control of the car. The car began rotating and then went off the road, striking a large pine tree.
PCSO said she was wearing a seat belt, and the airbags did deploy. There weren't any other occupants in the car.