Crime & Safety
Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Bradenton Hit-And-Run: Police
Troopers are searching for the hit-and-run driver who struck a motorcyclist at the intersection of 26th Street West and 38th Avenue West.
BRADENTON, FL — State troopers are seeking a hit-and-run driver who left a motorcyclist seriously injured after a crash at the intersection of 26th Street West and 38th Avenue West in Bradenton on Monday evening, said the Florida Highway Patrol in a news release. The accident took place about 7:33 p.m.
Just before the crash, the driver of a dark-colored Hyundai Sonata was traveling south on 26th Street West, approaching the traffic signal at the intersection of 38th Avenue West. At the same time, the motorcyclist, a 31-year-old Bradenton man, headed north on 26th Street West toward the same intersection.
When the Hyundai entered the intersection to turn left, the driver “violated the (motorcyclist’s) right-of-way,” causing the collision, FHP said. The motorcycle overturned, landing in the opposite lane. Its driver suffered serious injuries in the crash.
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The driver of the Hyundai fled east on 38th Avenue West.
A nearby home surveillance system captured the accident on video. FHP’s Southwest Florida office posted the video to its Twitter account.
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Troopers are looking for this dark colored 2011-2014 Hyundai Sonata, it fled a crash scene @ 26th St W & 38th Ave W, in Bradenton on 10/19 @ 7:33 pm, after it seriously injured a motorcyclist. Tips to *FHP or Crimestoppers plz! pic.twitter.com/TSVF8CCAFs
— FHP SWFL (@FHPSWFL) October 21, 2020
Anyone with information is asked to contact FHP at 239-938-1800 or *FHP.
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