According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, retired Sgt. Dan Cooley, 69, was driving when a plastic storage container fell from his vehicle along with the items that were inside. Cooley ...

The collision happened around 7:40 p.m. Monday, March 17, when 69-year-old Dan Cooley stepped into six-lane Van Fleet Drive in Bartow, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said the retired sergeant was Dan Cooley, 69, of Bartow. Detectives said Cooley had pulled his car onto the northern edge of Van Fleet Drive in Bartow and turned ...