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,…
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…