{"id":74039,"date":"2024-11-20T19:40:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T00:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winterhavendaily.com\/?p=74039"},"modified":"2024-11-21T11:16:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T16:16:49","slug":"winter-haven-emergency-crews-working-very-bad-crash-on-havendale-blvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winterhavendaily.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/20\/winter-haven-emergency-crews-working-very-bad-crash-on-havendale-blvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Haven Emergency Crews Working Very Bad Crash On Havendale Blvd"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

November 21, 2024 UPDATE <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vehicle 1, a Volkswagen Tiguan, driven by a 47-year-old Winter Haven man, was traveling westbound on SR-544.  Vehicle 2, a Toyota Supra, driven by a 24-year-old Winter Haven man, was traveling eastbound on SR-544.  At the intersection of 16th<\/sup> Street NW, Vehicle 1 turned left into the path of and was struck by Vehicle 2.  Post-impact, Vehicle 1 rotated to final rest in the median and burst into flames while Vehicle 2 traveled off the roadway and collided with a utility pole resulting in a power outage in the area.  Driver 1 suffered fatal injuries at the scene of the crash while Driver 2 was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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UPDATE 11\/20 8:28 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both directions of Havendale Blvd. from 15th Ct to 18th St. are shut down due to a serious crash. 
Drivers are being re-routed by authorities at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Winter Haven Police Department, Winter Haven Fire Department and Polk County Fire Rescue are on scene of a very bad crash on Havendale Blvd. According to initial information the crash occurred at 7:17pm and involves multiple vehicles, vehicle on fire and a power pole out. The accident occurred near the intersection of Havendale Blvd and 16th St. NW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently a helicopter medical evacuation is taking place. This a very bad crash and the roadway will be shutdown for an extended period of time. Please avoid the area! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will update as more information is released! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

November 21, 2024 UPDATE Vehicle 1, a Volkswagen Tiguan, driven by a 47-year-old Winter Haven man, was traveling westbound on SR-544.  Vehicle 2, a Toyota Supra, driven by a 24-year-old Winter Haven man, was traveling eastbound on SR-544.  At the intersection of 16th Street NW, Vehicle 1 turned left into the path of and was struck by Vehicle […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":74062,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-74039","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-traffic","8":"category-fast-factual-free"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.winterhavendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_0161-2-1.jpg?fit=1290%2C1201&ssl=1","aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t