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Polk County road reopens after deadly crash

Scenic Highway was temporarily closed between Mountain Cutoff Road, Hickory Hammock Road

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LAKE WALES, Fla. – A portion of Scenic Highway was temporarily closed following a two-vehicle crash that left one person dead in Polk County, according to the sheriff’s office.

Deputies said the crash happened on Scenic Highway near Egg Farm Road in Lake Walkes.

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Investigators said Scenic Highway was closed between Mountain Cutoff Road and Hickory Hammock Road, but reopened around 3 p.m., sheriff’s office officials said.

Deputies did not say what caused the crash. They also did not release the identity of the person who died in the wreck.

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