Overview
- The crash happened around 2:20 a.m. Sunday at Cypress Gardens Boulevard and 1st Street South in Winter Haven.
- Police say the officer was in a marked vehicle with lights and sirens activated while responding to a possible armed disturbance.
- A Honda Accord reportedly traveling at high speed struck the officer’s Chevy Tahoe on the driver’s side, sending both vehicles into a nearby coffee shop parking lot.
- Both the officer and the 21-year-old driver were injured and hospitalized, with local officials reporting they were taken to Lakeland Regional Health.
- Coverage notes differing accounts on transport details, and investigators have not released details on injuries or potential citations.