Crime & Safety
SCAT Trolley Hits, Kills Bicyclist In Siesta Key Monday: FHP
A 74-year-old bicyclist was hit and killed by a trolley after turning in front of it on Midnight Pass Road at Stickney Point Road, FHP said.
SARASOTA, FL — A 74-year-old man riding a bike was killed Monday afternoon in a Siesta Key crash involving a trolley operated by Sarasota County Area Transit, the Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release.
Both the bicyclist and the trolley were traveling southbound on Midnight Pass Road at Stickney Point Road around 1:30 p.m.
The bicyclist turned in front of the trolley as they entered the intersection, violating the trolley driver’s right-of-way, FHP said. The cyclist was thrown from his bike and pronounced dead on the scene by Sarasota County EMS.
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FHP has not released the name of the bicyclist or the trolley driver, a 42-year-old woman.
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All lanes of Midnight Pass Road were temporarily closed Monday afternoon, but reopened around 4:50 p.m., the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office tweeted.
FHP’s Traffic Homicide Unit continues to investigate.
Patch has reached out to FHP and SCSO for additional information.
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