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.