10yearold boy who suffered skull fracture in fatal Winter Haven hitandrun released from hospital: PCSO
Mar 20, 2026
Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) provided an update about the 10-year-old boy injured in the deadly hit-and-run in Winter Haven earlier this month."He has been released and is recovering at home," PCSO PIO Carrie Horstman sai
d.At the time of the incident, officials said the 10-year-old boy was hospitalized in critical condition with a broken leg, broken arm and a skull fracture.A celebration of life for 8-year-old Gabriel Carter will be held Saturday after he was killed on March 11 in the hit-and-run incident on Crystal Beach Road. ...read more read less