Crime & Safety
Passenger Dies After Being Thrown From Truck: FL Highway Patrol
A driver and passenger were thrown from a pick-up truck in a single-vehicle crash in the Sarasota area Sunday night, FL Highway Patrol said.
SARASOTA, FL — A driver and passenger were thrown from a pick-up truck in a single-vehicle crash on Fruitville Road Sunday night, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.
The crash happened around 7:20 p.m. just east of Spring Brook Farm Road.
The driver, a 49-year-old Myakka City woman, traveled off the road onto the paved shoulder.
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After overcorrecting to the left, she traveled back across the travel lanes, hitting the guardrail and overturning, FHP said.
The passenger, a 53-year-old Sarasota man, was brought to a local hospital with critical injuries and later pronounced dead.
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The driver suffered minor injuries in the crash, which is under investigation.
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