Crime & Safety
Car Drives Into Sarasota Bay Early Thursday Morning: Police
Sarasota police pulled the driver, who swerved to miss an oncoming car, from Sarasota Bay.
SARASOTA, FL — Sarasota police saved a man who accidentally drove into Sarasota Bay early Monday morning.
Just before 1:30 a.m., police responded to an overturned car in the bay in the 1100 block of 10th Street. Officers jumped into the water and pulled the 27-year-old driver to safety, police shared on Facebook, police shared on Facebook.
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The man, who wasn’t hurt, told police he swerved to miss an oncoming car. He was cited for careless driving, police said.
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING Just before 1:30am, we responded to a car in Sarasota Bay in the 1100 block of 10th Street. We...
Posted by Sarasota Police Department on Thursday, April 8, 2021
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