Boy, 7, Among 2 Killed In Multiple-Car Crash In Manatee County

MANATEE COUNTY, FL — A 7-year-old boy was among two people killed in a Friday night crash in Manatee County involving seven cars.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a car driven by a 25-year-old Sarasota man was driving north on U.S. Highway 301 near Tallevast Road around 9:45 p.m. when he struck the back of another car driven by a 38-year-old Ellenton woman.

According to police, the woman's car spun into the right turn lane where it collided with a third car and overturned. Meanwhile, the car driven by the Sarasota man collided with four other vehicles.

The woman and a 7-year-old boy riding in her car both died at the scene, police said.

The crash remains under investigation.