2 Fatal Hit-And-Run Crashes On Fruitville Road Investigated: Police

SARASOTA, FL — Two fatal hit-and-run crashes on Fruitville Road are under investigation, according to a Sarasota Police Department news release.

Officers don’t believe the crashes, which both took place late Friday night, are connected.

The first hit-and-run crash happened near Fruitville Road and Orange Avenue around 11:30 p.m. The victim, a 56-year-old Sarasota man, was brought to Sarasota Memorial Hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said.

There were obvious signs that he had been hit by a vehicle. He died from his injuries at the hospital. There were no known witnesses to this crash.

The second hit-and-run crash happened near Fruitville Road and Beneva Road at about 11:50 p.m., SPD said.

When officers with the agency’s traffic unit responded to the first crash, they were notified of the second hit-and-run. Officers found the second crash victim, a 64-year-old Tennessee man, dead at the scene, police said.

Witnesses told officers that the victim was hit by a vehicle, and the driver and vehicle did not remain at the scene.

Anyone who may have been in the area or has additional information or videos from either of these cases is asked to call the Sarasota Police Department Traffic Unit at 941-263-6822 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers by calling 941-366-TIPS or online at www.sarasotacrimestoppers.com.