LAKE WALES, Fla. — Polk County deputies are looking for a hit-and-run driver that crashed into a man in Lake Wales and left him in critical condition.
It happened around 5:45 p.m. Saturday on North Scenic Highway, according to a Polk County Sheriff's Office news release.
A 49-year-old man was walking along the fog line when he was hit by a 1994-1997 blue or green Honda Accord, according to investigators. He had just left the "G" Spot Bar and Club at 3825 Scenic Highway and refused a ride home that was offered, deputies say.
Work is ongoing to identify and notify his next of kin.
If anyone has information about this incident, they are urged to contact PCSO
at 863-298-6200.
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