Lake Wales man, 19, dies in single-vehicle crash on Masterpiece Road
A 19-year-old Lake Wales man died Thursday night from injuries suffered in a single-vehicle crash, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office reported.
The PCSO and Polk County Fire Rescue were dispatched at about 10:30 p.m. to Masterpiece Road near Longhorn Drive, near Lake Wales, the agency said in a news release.
A preliminary investigation determined that Damien Fletcher, 19, of Haines City was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee east on Masterpiece Road when, for unknown reasons, he lost control of the vehicle and it left the roadway near Longhorn Drive.
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The Jeep struck three mailboxes and a utility pole and began flipping, the release said. Jaeden Hill, 19, a passenger in the front seat, was ejected from the vehicle. He was taken to a local hospital and declared dead at 11:37 p.m., the release said.
Masterpiece Road was closed for approximately 5 ½ hours for the investigation, which was ongoing, PCSO said Friday morning.
This article originally appeared on The Ledger: Lake Wales man, 19, dies after being ejected in single-vehicle crash
