Traffic

Crash with injuries closed SR 62 for several hours, troopers say

A police car turns on its lights at Patrol South Friday. (Jan. 18, 2013)
A police car turns on its lights at Patrol South Friday. (Jan. 18, 2013) Miami Herald file
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A crash with injuries closed all lanes on State Road 62 near Walker Road for hours Friday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

According to FHP, a 28-year-old Lake Whales man was critically injured. A 60-year-old Bartow woman and a 77-year-old Bartow man were also taken to area hospitals with serious injuries.

According to the crash report, the 28-year-old man was driving west on SR 62 and crashed into the second vehicle from behind, which had pulled off the road in the westbound shoulder.

Troopers say the impact was severe enough to overturn the second vehicle onto its roof.

The crash occurred at around 5:30 a.m. this morning and SR 62 was reopened just before 9 a.m., according to FHP.

This story was originally published August 27, 2021 at 7:36 AM.

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Mark Young
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