The life of Forrest Scott has ended. When Scott swerved to avoid the accident, he ended up hitting Morrison, who sustained injuries consistent with blunt force trauma.
According to the deputies, Scott immediately called dispatch and began providing first aid to the victim.
After that, Morrison was rushed to the Bartow Regional Medical Center, but he did not survive his time there.
According to the authorities, a man in his forties who ran in front of a patrol cruiser in Bartow on Tuesday night was hit by the vehicle and later died from his injuries.
According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Forrest Scott, who was driving the patrol car at the time of the incident, did not sustain any injuries.
According to the investigators, Thomas Morrison walked directly into the path of the police while the officer was driving north on U.S. 98, just south of Old Eagle Lake Bartow Road.
When Scott swerved to avoid the accident, he ended up hitting Morrison, who sustained injuries consistent with blunt force trauma.
According to the deputies, Scott immediately called dispatch and began providing first aid to the victim. After that, Morrison was rushed to the Bartow Regional Medical Center, but he did not survive his time there.
According to the investigators, Morrison was the same individual who was spotted strolling in and out of traffic earlier that day around the 1000 block of Highway 17. They also indicate that he was incarcerated in the Polk County Jail in the months of July and August of last year.
“There is no evidence at this point in the investigation of excessive speed or distracted driving,” the sheriff’s office stated in a press release earlier today.
“The inquiry into the crash is still ongoing.
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