WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Polk County deputies are currently investigating two consecutive fatal crashes, one of which involves a hit-and-run driver.

What we know:

Around 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, at the intersection of Seventh Street and Lake Shipp Drive in Winter Haven, Cathy Barker, an employee at Ferguson WaterWorks, witnessed a tragic scene: a body lying on the road surrounded by police officers.

"About 15 to 20 feet away from the body, I noticed an adult tricycle," Barker recounted.

What we know:

According to Polk County deputies, a man was struck and killed by a vehicle at this location, and preliminary findings suggest the incident was accidental.

This marked yet another heartbreaking accident, and Barker expressed her frustration with the situation.

"Drivers are simply not paying a

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