Florida Personal Injury Lawyers Blog
POLK COUNTY, FL – As of this week at least 24 deaths in Florida have been attributed to Hurricane Milton, including a Polk County employee killed in an accident.
According to a news release, the incident happened Oct. 10 at the cross street of Brooke Road and US Highway 98 near Fort Meade at about 5:45 a.m.
Officials said Polk County Roads and Drainage employees were in the process of cutting down a tree that had fallen during the hurricane and was blocking US 98 when a vehicle struck a Fort Meade Maintenance Unit Service Worker.