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 stop sign and a concrete retaining wall. The force of the crash caused the vehicle to overturn and succumb to his injuries at the scene.
Florida Highway Patrol said the driver was from Sarasota.
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 not specified if the injured person was a home occupant, the driver, or a passenger.
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 catch her bus prior to the collision.
The girl is recovering from foot and left lacerations.
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 plane had come from a private runway located at 42650 State Road 64 East.
All three occupants were able to safely evacuate the plane after it crashed and did not require hospitalization. Manatee County Fire Rescue crews were able to extinguish the flames.
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 caused the deputy’s car to overturn.
EMS crews and deputies pulled up to the scene after 11:45 p.m. Ambulance crews took the deputy to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Deputies stayed at the crash site and conducted an investigation. Officials learned that the deputy was about to turn left into the Manatee County Jail when he was hit by Thomas.
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 descend from the sky and strike a powerline prior to making contact with the other vehicle.
The passenger, Allen Maxwell, was sitting behind the pilot and was able to get out of the plane on his own.
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, she perished at the scene. Florida Highway Patrol said that prior to the lady getting hit, she collapsed in front of her home. Troopers confirmed the woman had suffered from dementia and was prone to falling regularly.
The female driver, 60 and local to the area, stayed at the scene and said she did not see the victim and was unable to avoid hitting her. Authorities anticipate that she will not face criminal charges.
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 while coming onto eastbound State Road 70. As he was merging, that’s when he struck the Chevy Silverado towing a trailer.
Authorities said the truck driver was trying to turn left into RV Guru, LLC when the motorcyclist hit the trailer. The impact had thrown the motorcyclist from his bike, and he perished at the scene.
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 said both drivers were approaching the I-95 South off-ramp when they collided.
The crash’s impact claimed the life of the elderly man and left his passenger in critical condition.
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 his pickup truck into a Hyundai Sonata. Once the vehicles collided, the car was thrust into a grassy shoulder and the truck into a paved shoulder. Florida Highway Patrol said the pickup truck driver was traveling south and the car driver north at the time of the wreck.
Troopers confirmed the 78-year-old man, an Ellenton local, did not wear a seatbelt but did not specify if the 23-year-old man, also from the area, wore a seatbelt as well. Nonetheless, the elderly man perished at the scene, and EMS crews took the surviving driver to the hospital.
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