Crime & Safety
Bicyclist Dies Days After U.S. 41 Crash: Florida Highway Patrol
A Sarasota bicyclist died days after being hit by an SUV while crossing U.S. 41 just north of 22nd Avenue W., Florida Highway Patrol said.
MANATEE COUNTY, FL — A hospitalized bicyclist died Thursday, days after a U.S. 41 crash in Manatee County, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.
The 52-year-old Sarasota man was hit by an SUV Monday around 9:30 a.m. while crossing U.S. 41 north of 22nd Avenue W. on his bicycle, the agency said. He wasn’t wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
The SUV driver, a 31-year-old Bradenton woman, swerved in an attempt to miss the bicyclist, but hit him with the left front of her vehicle, FHP said.
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He was brought to Blake Medical Center with critical injuries on Monday morning.
The crash is under investigation.
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