A Lakeland man riding a scooter was killed in a crash on Oct. 24 after trying to cross U.S. Highway 92, authorities said.

The Polk County Sheriffs Office (PCSO) and Polk County Fire Rescue (PCFR)were dispatched at 8:08 pm, to the crash scene on U.S. Highway 92 at Fairway Avenue, east of Lakeland.

According to a PCSO report, Joshua Caleb Carpenter, 31, of Lakeland, was riding a Segway electric scooter when he tried to cross U.S. 92 in front of a 2000 Toyota Vallon VLS driven by 60-Andrew Almaraz, 60, of Winter Haven.

Carpenter was then hit by the Toyota. He died at the scene, reports stated.

A preliminary investigation showed that Almaraz was not speeding and had a green light approaching the intersection with Fairway Avenue.

He fully cooperated with the investigation by PCSO Traffic H

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