A Lakeland man died in a single-vehicle accident the morning of May 14 on Ariana Street.
Lakeland police officers responded at 9:08 a.m. to a traffic crash at 1250 Ariana St., LPD said in a news release. Just before the crash, a white Ford F150 pickup truck was traveling west on Ariana Street.
For unknown reasons, the Ford drifted into the eastbound lanes of travel and went off the roadway through the parking lot of a business building at 1250 Ariana St., where it struck a tree off the roadway.
LPD patrol units, Polk County Fire Rescue and the Lakeland Fire Department all arrived on scene to provide life-saving measures, the release said. The driver of the Ford was taken to Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center but was pronounced dead.
LPD identified the driver as Justin Hackney, 49, of Lakeland. He was the sole occupant of the vehicle.
This remains an open and active investigation. Anyone with additional information should contact investigating Officer Travis Payne at Travis.payne@lakelandgov.net.
This article originally appeared on The Ledger: Driver of pickup truck dies in single-vehicle crash in Lakeland
Reporting by Lakeland Ledger / The Ledger
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