A dramatic, high-speed collision in the early hours of Sunday morning at the intersection of 1st Street S and SR-540 (Cypress Gardens Boulevard) in Winter Haven has left two individuals, including a Winter Haven Police Department (PD) officer, with serious injuries.
The crash, which occurred at approximately 2:19 AM, is currently under investigation.
The incident involved two vehicles: a Honda Accord, driven by a 21-year-old Winter Haven man, and a marked Winter Haven PD Tahoe, driven by a 23-year-old officer responding to an emergency call with lights and sirens activated.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the police Tahoe was traveling eastbound on SR-540, attempting to pass through the intersection. Simultaneously, the Honda Accord was heading southbound on 1st Street S. Inves

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