SARASOTA, FL – A truck driver was turning left in the University Park area when he collided with a motorcycle, leading the motorcyclist, an 18-year-old teenager, to his death Sunday. This collision happened when the truck driver was turning onto University Parkway onto North Cattlemen Road, ABC Action News reports.…
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News: Boy hospitalized after Patrol car, dirt bike wreck in Sarasota
SARASOTA, FL – An 8-year-old boy riding a dirt bike was hospitalized for serious wounds after colliding with a police officer’s car on Monday, WFLA reports. This crash happened around 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of 22nd Street and Maple Avenue. Upon arrival, first responders rushed the boy to Johns…
News: Tri-Par Estates Mobile Home residents fight for normalcy after Milton
SARASOTA, FL – The Tri-Par Estates Mobile Home Park residents are among the many who are working to restore their lives to normalcy after the powerful Hurricane Milton. Images from Fox 13 News show torn-off roofs and numerous twisted panels and windows scattered about following the storm surge, which was…
News: Man, woman hurt as driver crashes into Sarasota hotel tiki bar
SARASOTA, FL – A driver lost control of their car Monday, causing it to crash into the tiki bar at Lantern Inn & Suites, leaving a man and a woman injured. According to My Sun Coast, the events unfolded at around 3:30 p.m. when the driver, 63, was leaving the…
News: Several hospitalized after 3-auto crash in Sarasota
SARASOTA, FL – Several people were hospitalized after a three-vehicle collision Sunday, ABC Action News reported. This crash happened before 4 p.m. at the Fruitville Road and Vic Edwards Road intersection. Police said one person suffered serious injuries. Officials shut down the west and eastbound lanes of Fruitville for their…
News: 4 hurt as driver fails to yield, causes crash in Sarasota
SARASOTA, FL – A driver of an unspecified vehicle failed to yield and struck a second automobile, injuring both drivers and two passengers, all of whom were teenagers, Monday. MySunCoast said this two-automobile collision occurred after 9 p.m. at the Proctor Road and Lords Avenue intersection. After arriving, first responders…
News: Man, 48, loses life after crash with parked car in Sarasota
SARASOTA, FL – An ambulance transported a 48-year-old man to Sarasota Memorial Hospital, where he passed away after colliding with a parked car Wednesday. Florida Highway Patrol told WFLA that this collision occurred after 9 p.m. in the 5300th block of Antoinette Street. Preliminary details from FHP indicate that the…
News: Male motorcyclist, 49, killed in Sarasota crash
SARASOTA, FL – A 49-year-old man riding a motorcycle fell off his bike and died after colliding with a car Thursday, WFLA said. This collision happened before 9 p.m. at Fruitville Road and Paramount Drive. Florida Highway Patrol, who responded to the scene, said the crash occurred when the driver…
News: 2 drivers fatally hit male pedestrian in Sarasota
SARASOTA, FL – A man attempted to cross Clark Road and, during his walk, was hit by two vehicles, leading him to succumb to fatal injuries Saturday. ABC Action News said this crash happened near when a sedan driver first hit him and then an SUV driver. The pedestrian, who…
News: One life claimed, several hurt in Sarasota multi-vehicle crash
SARASOTA, FL – A 71-year-old adult died, and several were injured following a multi-vehicle wreck caused by a driver who ran a red light Tuesday. Florida Highway Patrol told My SunCoast that the collision happened at U.S. 301 and Northgate Boulevard. After the driver ran a red light, their car…