Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Killed in Sarasota Crash
The accident happened Wednesday night on State Road 72.

A 42-year-old Sarasota man is dead following a crash on State Road 72 Wednesday night.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a Toyota Sienna driven by Terrence Smith, 70, of Uniontown, Ohio, was heading east on State Road 72 around 9 p.m. when the crash happened. When Smith was just west of the Lockwood Ridge Road intersection, a pedestrian began to cross lanes directly in front of his vehicle, a highway patrol report stated.
The man, identified as Vincente Ruvalcaba, was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital where he died from his injuries.
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Smith and his passenger, Suzanne Smith, 70, suffered minor injuries.
No charges were filed.
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Photo courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol
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