POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County leaders are launching an initiative aimed at cracking down on deadly crashes.

According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, there have been over 9,000 crashes in the county so far this year, and 75 of those were deadly.

What You Need To Know • The Polk Vision Zero Action Plan is aimed at looking for ways to prevent traffic fatalities • The Polk Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) has been collecting data in partnership with local agencies to pinpoint hot spots of traffic accidents • TPO is looking for community feedback on the findings to take action

With a booming population in Polk County, there are more people on the road, walking and biking, so to keep the community safe, county leaders are taking proactive mea

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