Crime & Safety

Woman Critically Injured In I-75 Crash In Manatee County: FHP

The driver lost control of her car while heading north on I-75 early Friday morning, Florida Highway Patrol said.

BRADENTON, FL — A 36-year-old Bradenton woman was critically injured in an early Friday morning crash, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.

Just before 2 a.m., she lost control of her car as she rounded a curve in the right lane near mile marker 218, the agency said.

She hit a tree and wire fence after entering the shoulder, according to FHP.

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She was brought to Blake Medical Center with critical injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.

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