A 59-year-old Sarasota man is dead following a fatal crash on Myrtle Street near Goodrich Avenue.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the accident happened around 11:35 p.m. Thursday as Sydney Martin, 20, was heading westbound on Myrtle Street in a Toyota Tercel. Martin was just east of the intersection with Goodrich Avenue when a man walked in front of her vehicle.
Martin, troopers wrote in a report, was unable to stop in time to avoid the man. The front left corner of her vehicle struck him, causing fatal injuries.
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The man has not yet been identified.
Troopers say no charges are pending in the accident.
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“The area is dark with no street lights,” troopers noted in the report.
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