Winter Haven Man Killed When Jeep Crashes Into Pond

LAKE ALFRED, FL — A Winter Haven man died after crashing his Jeep into a pond early Sunday morning.

According the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, a pedestrian in Lake Alfred flagged down a deputy just before 1 a.m. to report that a Jeep had just crashed into a pond near Shinn Boulevard and East Thelma Street.

The sheriff’s office said three deputies jumped into the pond, but were not able to get the man out of the Jeep, which was completely submerged. Firefighters used a cable attached to a fire truck to pull the Jeep out of the water.

Paramedics pronounced 47-year-old Jesus Campos of Winter Haven dead.

Sheriff's investigators said Campos missed a curve in the roadway and the Jeep went through a fence and landed in the pond.