Crime & Safety
1 Killed, 2 Seriously Injured In Manatee County Crash: FL Troopers
A Ford Mustang drove through a red light, hitting a pick-up truck in the Bradenton area, FL troopers said. 1 person died, 2 were injured.
BRADENTON, FL — One person was killed and two seriously injured in a Sunday afternoon crash between a Ford Mustang and a pick-up truck in Manatee County, the Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release.
The Mustang, driven by a 19-year-old Bradenton man, was heading west on 53rd Avenue West in the right lane, approaching a red traffic signal at the intersection with 20th Street West, around 3:45 p.m.
At the same time, a Ford F-150 , driven by a 38-year-old Bradenton man, was heading south on 20th Street West in the left turn lane, approaching a green light at the 53rd Avenue West intersection.
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As the truck turned left onto eastbound 53rd Avenue, the Mustang drove through the red light into the intersection, hitting the other vehicle, troopers said.
The truck’s passenger, a 53-year-old Sarasota man, was brought to an area hospital with critical injuries and later pronounced dead.
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Both drivers were seriously injured.
The crash remains under investigation and charges are pending, FHP said.
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