Driver killed after speeding SUV crashes into tractor-trailer: PCSO

BARTOW, Fla. - A man died after Polk County deputies say he crashed his SUV into a tractor-trailer "at a very high rate of speed" on Thursday night.

What we know:

According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, the crash happened around 8:45 p.m. Thursday on SR 60, about two miles west of Bartow.

PCSO said the driver of a Honda Pilot was speeding and hit the back wheels of the tanker trailer as the driver of the semi-truck tried to make a left turn.

Courtesy: Polk County Sheriff's Office.

The impact was forceful enough to lift the empty 30,000-pound trailer off the ground, deputies said.

The driver of the SUV died at the scene, PCSO said, adding that he was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. The driver of the semi was not injured.

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What we don't know:

PCSO did not release the name or age of the man who died.

The Source: This story was written using information provided by the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

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