Overview
- Polk County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Ronald Vest, age 52.
- The collision occurred around 3:37 p.m. on CSX tracks near U.S. 92 at East Side Drive in east Lakeland.
- Deputies report Vest bypassed the lowered crossing arms as the train approached with its horn sounding.
- The Amtrak train was traveling from Miami to Tampa at 77 mph and carried 191 passengers, none injured.
- Vest was pronounced dead at the scene, and the sheriff’s office says the investigation remains active.