PALMETTO, FL – A 70-year-old male pilot and his passenger, an 86-year-old man, were left with non-life-threatening injuries after their plane crashed into an unoccupied truck Tuesday. My Sun Coast said the men were in the process of departing Airport Manatee when heavy winds caused their Aeronca Champion plane to…
BRADENTON, FL – An 85-year-old woman with dementia lost her life after she was struck by a Hyundai Sonata in a Bradenton neighborhood Friday. The incident unfolded around 5:30 a.m. at the intersection of Woodlawn Drive and Wildwood Springs Boulevard, according to the Bradenton Herald. After the woman was hit,…
MYAKKA CITY, FL – A motorcyclist lost his life, and a pickup truck driver sustained minor wounds following a crash on State Road 70 last Thursday, Feb 13. The Herald-Tribune said the events unraveled before 7 a.m. when the motorcyclist, 25, tried to pass some vehicles in front of him…
BRADENTON, FL – A 77-year-old driving a sedan passed away after he crashed into a semi-truck head-on at the SR 70 and I-75 connector Saturday. The events unfolded after 9:30 a.m. when the man drifted off eastbound SR-70 and went into the semi-truck driver’s lane, MySunCoast said. Florida Highway Patrol…
ELLENTON, FL – A 78-year-old man passed away, and a 23-year-old man was taken to HCA Florida Blake Hospital following a left-turn collision Monday. Bradenton Herald said the events unfolded before 6:45 a.m. when the elderly man tried to turn left from Colony Drive South onto U.S. 301 South and crashed…
MYAKKA CITY, FL – An SUV driver drifted off SR-70 West into the eastbound lanes, causing them to collide head-on with a pickup truck, claiming the lives of two people Sunday. This collision occurred before 8 p.m. along Betts Road, according to MySunCoast. Once the vehicles collided, the SUV passenger…
BRADENTON, FL – A 49-year-old man passed away when tried to cross the S.R. 70 lanes west of Manasota Memorial Park and was struck by three vehicles in Oneco Sunday. Bradenton Herald said the man, a Bradenton local, was first hit by an SUV driven by a 25-year-old woman, a…
BRADENTON, FL – A male pedestrian was transported via an ambulance to HCA Florida Blake Hospital, where he passed away after getting hit by a semi-truck Friday. Florida Highway Patrol told the Bradenton Herald this crash happened before 3 a.m. in the 5500 block of 15th St. E, which is south of Manasota Memorial…
BRADENTON, FL – A 25-year-old man driving a Nissan Altima while allegedly impaired ran a red light and then hit another vehicle, ending in his arrest and a woman’s death Saturday. At around 10:40 p.m., the DUI driver, identified as Cesar Navarrete, struck the second vehicle, a Chevrolet Equinox, turning…
MANATEE COUNTY, FL – Two passengers and a pickup truck driver died when they crashed their vehicle into a pole, causing the truck to catch fire Wednesday. This solo collision occurred after 3:15 a.m. at the I-275 South off-ramp leading to I-75 South, Fox 13 News reports. Florida Highway Patrol…