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News: Police investigates injury crash near Sarasota Int. Airport 

SARASOTA, FL – Local police are working to determine the events that led to a crash with injuries west of the Sarasota International Airport Monday afternoon.  Officers arrived at the intersection of North Tamiami Trail and University Parkway after 12 p.m. Police have not specified the extent of injuries sustained…

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News: Sarasota hit-and-run critically hurts cyclist, ends in arrest 

SARASOTA, FL – A hit-and-run crash left a bicyclist in critical condition and led to a Massachusetts man’s arrest Thursday, WFLA reports.  The suspect, later identified as John Figgie, had veered into the U.S. 41 bike lane and struck the 78-year-old male cyclist, a local, before hitting a van and…

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News: 2 fatally hit, 1 critically hurt in Sarasota hit-and-run crash 

SARASOTA, FL – A hit-and-run suspect was responsible for hitting a woman and two children with their car, claiming the kids’ lives and leaving the lady in critical condition Monday. Sarasota Police told My SunCoast that they believe the suspect was operating a white Lexus ES300 car when they ran…

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News: Man killed, deputy injured in Sarasota collisions

SARASOTA, FL – A 31-year-old man lost his life, and a Sarasota County deputy was rushed to a hospital following two separate crashes that happened Thursday. The first collision, which involved the deputy, happened in the area of University Club, Fox13 News said. The details behind this specific wreck are…

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News: Man fails to yield to truck, leading to fatal crash in Venice 

VENICE, FL – An 83-year-old man driving an SUV failed to yield the right of way to a trash truck and struck it, which led him to succumb to his injuries Tuesday.  The collision happened around 10 a.m. at the intersection of Tempest Harbor Loop and River Road, FOX4Now reports.The…

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News: Truck turns left, fatally hits teen motorcyclist in Sarasota 

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…

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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…

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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…

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