MANATEE COUNTY, FL – Two teens died in a single-vehicle collision on Silverleaf Avenue near US 301 on Saturday, according to FOX 13. A 19-year-old driver was driving a Dodge Charger south on Silverleaf Avenue at high speeds when they strayed off the road and hit multiple trees around 2:15 a.m.…
BRADENTON, FL – According to WTSP, a suspected impaired driver killed a motorcyclist’s passenger near 42nd Avenue West and 59th Street West on July 7. Milton May, 51, was driving east on 42nd Avenue West when he struck a northbound motorcyclist around 10:15 p.m. First responders transported the 28-year-old motorcyclist…
PARISH, FL – A man lost his life to a serious pedestrian crash that happened on U.S. Highway 301 Saturday, July 5. According to ABC Action News, the events unraveled after 9:30 a.m. when a man who was walking on the highway’s shoulder was struck by a pickup truck. The…
PALMETTO, FL – A 57-year-old man lost his life to a rollover collision that happened on U.S. 41 near SeaPort Manatee Wednesday night. According to MySunCoast, the 57-year-old man, who drove a Nissan Versa, had lost control of his vehicle. He drifted off the northbound shoulder and crashed into a…
PALMETTO, FL – One person was left in critical condition after a van plowed into a Palmetto home on 8th Avenue Tuesday, Fox 13 News reports. North River Fire District and EMS crews were called to the scene and transported the injured individual to a hospital for treatment. Officials have…
BRADENTON, FL – A 12-year-old girl was airlifted to a hospital following a pedestrian crash that happened in the West Samoset area Wednesday. According to My SunCoast, the preteen girl was struck by the vehicle at 15th Street East and 13th Avenue. Preliminary details showed that she was running to…
MYAKKA CITY, FL – One person was left with minor injuries after the plane they traveled in crashed into a tree Wednesday morning. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office told the Bradenton Herald that the collision happened after 10 a.m. and resulted in a small brush fire. Deputies revealed that the…
BRADENTON, FL – A 47-year-old man was arrested for DUI after causing a collision that injured an on-duty Manatee County deputy Sunday. The impaired driver, identified as William Thomas, drifted off northbound Boulevard West and into the southbound lanes and struck the deputy’s vehicle head-on, CBS 12 said. The impact…
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,…