POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 27-year-old woman died Thursday after a crash when her vehicle overturned and struck a light pole outside Mulberry, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
The wreck happened on State Road 60 near Coronet Road.
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Deputies said the woman was a passenger in a 2002 Saturn, which was driven by a 32-year-old Lakeland man.
According to the sheriff’s office, the vehicle was traveling west on S.R. 60 when it went off the roadway and overturned, crashing into a nearby light pole.
The woman, identified as Laura Gonzalez, was taken to the hospital, where she later died.
The driver had non-life-threatening injuries.
An investigation is ongoing, but deputies said impaired driving does not appear to be a factor in the crash.
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