POLK COUNTY, FL. (THECOUNT) — Tanya Chewning and Curtis Handshoe, of Auburndale, Florida, have been identified as the victims in a Monday night double-fatal vehicle crash in Polk County.
Chewning, 45, and her 13-year-old grandson, were both killed in a two-vehicle crash near Winter Haven Monday night.
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According to reports, Chewning was operating a vehicle on Highway 27 near Cypress Gardens Blvd in Winter Haven, when the vehicle came into contact with a Jeep Renegade, operated by 44-year-old Tiffany Liles of Lake Wales, around 7 p.m. Monday.
Chewning and Handshoe were pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.
Liles and her 1-year-old granddaughter were transported to an area hospitals with minor injuries.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Polk County is located in the U.S. state of Florida. The county population was 602,095, as of the 2010 census. Its county seat is Bartow, and its largest city is Lakeland. Polk County comprises the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.