Traffic & Transit
Motorcyclist Dies After Bee Ridge Crash: FHP
The motorcyclist was wearing a helmet, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The FHP says another driver turned left in front of him.
BEE RIDGE, FL — The Florida Highway Patrol says a 21-year-old Sarasota man has died after a crash in Bee Ridge on Monday afternoon.
According to a report, the driver of a pickup truck was driving east on Bee Ridge Road, approaching Radnor Place, around 2:20 p.m. Monday.
The pickup truck driver turned left in front of a motorcyclist who was driving west. The motorcycle hit the side of the pickup truck.
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First responders transported the motorcyclist to Sarasota Memorial Hospital. He was pronounced dead on Tuesday.
The motorcyclist was wearing a helmet, according to the report from the Florida Highway Patrol.
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The other driver, a 57-year-old man from Sarasota, was not injured.
The crash is under investigation.
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