Mulberry man arrested for DUI manslaughter after crash kills 12-year-old boy
By FOX 13 News Staff
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Courtesy: Polk County Sheriff s Office
MULBERRY, Fla. - A 12-year-old boy from Plant City was killed shortly after midnight Sunday following a two-vehicle crash near Mulberry, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
It happened on State Road 60 at Coronet Road.
Deputies say Mario Martinez, 30, of Mulberry, was driving a Toyota Corolla westbound on SR 60 in the outside lane, while Andres Orozco, 42, of Wauchula, was traveling south on Coronet Road in a pickup truck pulling a trailer along with a 12-year-old and 14-year-old.
Gas station employee critically injured after suspect punches him in the face and flees, police say
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Courtesy: Lakeland Police Department
LAKELAND, Fla. - The Lakeland Police Department is searching for a man accused of punching a gas station employee in the face, causing him to sustain life-threatening injuries.
It happened around 5:25 p.m. at the Food Mart/Mobil Gas Station, located at 1615 West Memorial Boulevard.
Police say after the suspect punched the clerk, the victim fell back and hit his head.
He was taken to Lakeland Regional Health with critical, life-threatening injuries.
Anyone with information that can be used to identify the suspect is asked to contact Detective Biko Duhaney at biko.duhaney@lakelandgov.net or (863) 834-8999.
Roughly 3% of Polk County residents have received at least the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine since it became available mid-December. The vaccine s distribution varies not only by age, but among different racial groups and gender.
As of Thursday, 22,459 people in Polk County had received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the latest Florida Department of Health vaccination report. Of this group, 1,906 people had completed the two-shot series.
Both vaccines authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration require two doses, administered between 21 and 28 days apart to be considered 95% effective.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has placed a high statewide priority on vaccinating seniors first, or individuals age 65 and older, during this first phase of the vaccine s rollout. He has ignored federal recommendations to inoculate essential workers with an exception for frontline health care workers.
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A 22-year-old Plant City man was killed when his car veered in front of a box truck on U.S. 98 north of Lakeland early Wednesday, the Polk County Sheriff s Office said.
The crash happened about 3 a.m. a mile north of State Road 471, according to a news release issued Wednesday afternoon by the Sheriff s Office.
The Sheriff s Office said Christopher Wright, 22, was driving a black 2004 Pontiac G5 north on U.S. 98 when his car crossed into the southbound lane and hit a 2007 International box truck driven by Darrell Black, 50, of Plant City.