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Monday, July 21, 2025

Frostproof Crash Involving Upended Truck Sends One By Air to Hospital

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Photo by Thomas Spradlen with permission

At 3:26 PM on Monday, June 30, 2025, a traffic collision was reported at 760 Palm Ave. N. in Frostproof.

A Polk County Sheriff’s Office public information officer has advised that the collision involved an oil truck. One victim was said to be entrapped.

Polk County Fire Rescue public information officer, Nathaniel Gale has confirmed that one patient was transported by air as a trauma alert.

The cause of the crash is unknown.

A local witness in the aftermath of the accident, Thomas Spradlen, says several roads were blocked for some time as multiple rescue units worked to extricate one victim.

Due to privacy regulations, the condition of the airlifted patient remains unknown.

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Maria Iannucci

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