Justin Hackney’s – Lakeland Police say Justin Hackney, 49, died after a single-vehicle crash on Ariana Street that sent his Ford F-150 into a tree in a parking lot. Ariana Street eastbound was closed for about 30 minutes as investigators processed the scene.
A single-vehicle crash in Lakeland turned deadly Thursday morning, with police saying the driver later died after being taken to a local hospital.
The Lakeland Police Department said Justin Hackney, 49, was driving a Ford F-150 pickup truck westbound on Ariana Street around 9 a.m. when it drifted across the eastbound lanes, went off the road, and struck a tree in a parking lot.
First responders, including the Lakeland Police Department, Polk County Fire Rescue, and the Lakeland Fire Department, arrived and began life-saving measures for the driver. Hackney was then taken to Lakeland Regional Health, where he was pronounced dead.
Police said members of the Lakeland Traffic Homicide Unit processed the scene, and eastbound Ariana Street was closed for approximately 30 minutes. The crash is still under investigation.
Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Officer Travis Payne at Travis.payne@lakelandgov.net.
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