32-year-old Winter Haven woman dies after head-on crash in Polk City
A 32-year-old Winter Haven woman died Sunday after an early morning crash on State Road 33 in Polk City.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office, in a Monday morning news release, said the crash happened Sunday shortly before 3 a.m. on SR 33 just south of Mount Olive Road. The agency said Britney O'Neal, 32, was traveling north in a 2011 Chevy Malibue when a 2012 Hyundai Genesis driven by Kurtis Holzapfel, 30, crossed into her lane, presumably to turn into the Best Buy warehouse.
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The Sheriff's Office said the cars collided head-on. Airbags deployed in both cars; Holszapfel was wearing a seatbelt, but O'Neal was not.
When first responders arrived, they found O'Neal unresponsive and began CPR, the Sheriff's Office said. She was taken to a local hospital but died a short time later.
The investigation is ongoing.
This article originally appeared on The Ledger: 2-vehicle, head-on collision in Polk City kills Winter Haven woman
