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Car Impounded In Fatal Manatee County Hit-And-Run: FL Highway Patrol

A Sarasota bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run crash on State Road 70 in Manatee County Friday night, FL Highway Patrol said.

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The car involved in a Friday night hit-and-run crash that left a Sarasota bicyclist dead has been impounded in Manatee County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The car involved in a Friday night hit-and-run crash that left a Sarasota bicyclist dead has been impounded in Manatee County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. (Courtesy of Florida Highway Patrol)

MANATEE COUNTY, FL — Troopers are looking for a hit-and-run driver that killed a bicyclist Friday night in Manatee County, according to a Florida Highway Patrol.

A 28-year-old Sarasota man on a bicycle was hit by a car around 9 p.m. while crossing State Road 70 in a crosswalk, near the intersection with Caruso Road.

The victim was thrown from his bicycle and brought to Blake Hospital with serious injuries. He was pronounced dead on Saturday, FHP said.

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The car involved in the crash drove away from the scene. It was later impounded from a Manatee County home, the agency said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Florida Highway Patrol (*FHP) or Manatee County CrimeStoppers.

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