Sheriff: Man hit 2 teen girls with truck, killing 1, and tried to cover it up
The 2 girls were hit on July 4. One girl never regained consciousness and died at the hospital.
Credit: Polk County Sheriff s Office Author: Claire Farrow Updated: 8:22 PM EDT July 16, 2021
LAKELAND, Fla. A Winter Haven man is accused of hitting two 14-year-old girls on July 4 with his truck and driving away.
One of the teen girls never regained consciousness and later died, the Polk County Sheriff s Office said.
It happened just after 10 p.m. July 4 on the shoulder of New Tampa Highway about a half-mile east of Clark Road in Lakeland. Two 14-year-old girls were walking long the side of the road, believed to have been going home after a party, deputies say.
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