DAVENPORT, Fla. — A 47-year-old Haines City man has died after a three-vehicle crash in downtown Davenport on Tuesday morning.
Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) said deputies responded around 6 a.m. on Jan. 27 to U.S. 17/92 near Steward Road.
PCSO said when deputies arrived, they found two vehicles and a dump truck involved in a crash.
Through investigation, deputies found two vehicles were northbound on US 17/92 while a dump truck was going southbound.
PCSO said the two vehicles were going north on US 17/92 when they collided, causing one of the vehicles, a 2014 Infiniti Q50, to enter the southbound lane in front of the oncoming dump truck.
The driver of the Infiniti, Jose Velazquez, 47, of Haines City died from injuries in the crash.
The investigation remains ongoing, PCSO said.
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