Articles Tagged with Manatee County

MYAKKA CITY, FL – A passenger was killed Friday when a driver swerved onto SR-70 West and then off the roadway, striking multiple stationary objects and causing their car to overturn. 

This collision occurred before 1:30 p.m. near Robinson Road, according to WFLA. Florida Highway Patrol said that after the driver collided with three mailboxes and a tree, the car overturned overturned and came to rest on a grassy shoulder. The impact of the wreck fatally injured a male passenger — a Sarasota resident — who was pronounced deceased at the scene. 

Paramedics took the driver and a female passenger to Sarasota Memorial Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. 

BRADENTON, FL – A 75-year-old man driving an RV suffered a medical episode, leading him to crash into a wired fence and several trees Sunday, leading to his death. 

This crash happened before 12:30 p.m. on State Road 64 East when he failed to negotiate a curve, according to FOX 13. First responders airlifted him via medical helicopter to a hospital, where he died. Officials have only identified him as a Long Lake, Michigan resident. 

The passenger with him, a 75-year-old woman from Lakeville, Indiana, was unharmed. 

BRADENTON, FL – A 29-year-old woman tried to walk across I-75 South near U.S. 301 and was hit by a sedan, leading her to suffer fatal wounds Tuesday. 

This crash happened around 8:30 p.m., according to My SunCoast. The driver, a 20-year-old man, and his passenger, a 19-year-old adult, remained at the scene and were not injured. 

No additional information is available. 

MANATEE COUNTY, FL – A collision involving two trucks on I-275 claimed the life of a 38-year-old man from Cape Coral after 6 a.m. Monday. 

News-Press said a driver of a pickup truck went from southbound I-75 onto westbound I-275 when the left side of his truck collided with the truck driven by the 38-year-old man. The truck operated by the Cape Coral man then went onto the north shoulder and rolled over, ejecting him. As a result, the 38-year-old man was declared dead at the scene. 

It is not immediately clear which driver emerged first on the westbound lanes of I-275. 

MANATEE COUNTY, FL – A three-year-old girl was hospitalized for serious injuries following a two-vehicle collision on State Road 62 West Saturday. 

ABC Action News said this crash happened east of County Road 39. A 36-year-old woman had lost control of her vehicle and drifted off the westbound lanes before coming back onto the road and hitting another car in the eastbound lanes. 

The force of the collision also led the woman’s vehicle to rotate and resulted in her crashing into a wooden utility pole. The passenger with her — the 3-year-old girl — was ejected and then rushed to an area hospital.