{"id":31268,"date":"2026-05-18T09:27:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=31268"},"modified":"2026-05-18T09:27:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:27:31","slug":"1-killed-in-lakeland-crash-lpd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=31268","title":{"rendered":"1 killed in Lakeland crash: LPD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-v-94395e58=\"\">\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\"><span class=\"dateline\"><strong>LAKELAND, Fla<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>One person was killed Thursday morning in a single-vehicle crash, according to the Lakeland Police Department.<\/p>\n<p> &lt;!&#8211;&gt;<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-94395e58=\"\">Deadly Lakeland crash\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p> &#8211;&gt;<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Police say 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!--&gt; --><\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">First responders, including the Lakeland Police Department, Polk County Fire Rescue, and the Lakeland Fire Department responded and started life-saving measures for the driver.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> &lt;!&#8211;&gt;<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Hackney was taken to Lakeland Regional Health, where he was pronounced dead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> &#8211;&gt;<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-94395e58=\"\">Crash closes Ariana Street\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p> &lt;!&#8211;&gt;<\/p>\n<p data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">Dig deeper:<\/p>\n<p> &#8211;&gt;<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Members of the Lakeland Traffic Homicide Unit processed the scene, which closed eastbound Ariana Street for approximately 30 minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> &lt;!&#8211;&gt;<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The crash is still under investigation.<\/p>\n<p> &#8211;&gt;<\/p>\n<p data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What you can do:<\/p>\n<p> &lt;!&#8211;&gt;<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Anyone with additional information regarding this crash is asked to contact Officer Travis Payne at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/mailto:Travis.payne@lakelandgov.net\">Travis.payne@lakelandgov.net\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p> &#8211;&gt;<\/p>\n<div class=\"group-source-title\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\"><b data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source:<\/b> This story was written with information provided by the Lakeland Police Department.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!--&gt; 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