Lakeland man arrested after fleeing crash with ambulance on…

Hit And Run Lakeland Florida in Lakeland, Florida: An ambulance transporting a patient was involved in a crash on June 30, 2026, at around 9:00 a.m. on Harden Boulevard in Lakeland, near the intersection of Ariana Street. The ambulance was traveling north (not in emergency mode) when a southbound white VW Jetta made a U-turn in front of it and collided with the ambulance. The Jetta driver fled the scene. A paramedic riding in the back of the ambulance was transported to the hospital with a minor neck injury. Deputies located the Jetta's registered owner, Gregory McManus, who admitted involvement but blamed the ambulance driver; he was arrested and charged with Leaving the Scene of a Crash with Injury and Resisting without Violence.