Articles Tagged with Manatee County

MANATEE COUNTY, FL – Florida Highway Patrol was dispatched to the scene of a major multi-vehicle collision on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge Saturday. 

FHP told WFLA they arrived at the scene, at mile marker 10, before 4 p.m. Upon arrival, they shut down all northbound lanes for an hour to accommodate their investigation and the crews’ scene clearance process. 

The exact number of vehicles involved has not been verified. However, based on a photograph from the Florida Department of Transportation, it appears that at least six or seven automobiles were involved. 

BRADENTON, FL – A 26-year-old man, a resident of Oklahoma City, succumbed to fatal wounds after crashing his Dodge Charger into a tree and fence over the weekend. 

Florida Highway Patrol told WFLA this single-vehicle collision happened while the man, who they suspect was traveling at a high speed while going north on U.S. 301, had lost control of his steering wheel while pursuing a left-hand turn. 

The man was found dead on Monday. 

MEMPHIS, FL – A 92-year-old woman operating an SUV missed a curve, leading her to crash into a ditch and succumb to fatal injuries Tuesday. 

This single-vehicle collision happened before 7:30 p.m., the Herald-Tribune revealed. Prior to the woman crashing into the ditch, she went south on 3rd Avenue West (past 42nd Street Court Street West). Florida Highway Patrol, who responded to the scene, said she died at the scene. 

EAST PARRISH, FL – The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) was summoned to a collision that happened before 12:45 p.m. Friday in the Copperstone Condos. 

Deputies indicated this incident happened in front of a private residence in the 11511th block of 84th Street Circle East. They have not reported any sustained injuries or specified the kind of people and vehicles involved. 

Updates will be included as more details come to light. 

BRANDON, FL – The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is responding to a collision reported at the 206th block of 2nd Street East Thursday afternoon. 

Deputies arrived at the scene before 3 p.m. At this time, they did not disclose the events leading up to this crash, say if anyone was injured, or specify the kind of people and vehicles involved. 

Additional information will be provided as our newsroom comes to learn more. 

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.