A 21-year-old Sarasota man died after his motorcycle collided with an SUV at Clark and McIntosh roads Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash happened about 10:45 a.m. FHP said the motorcyclist was traveling east at a high speed in the painted area between a left-turn lane and a through lane on Clark Road.
He entered the intersection against a red light as a 64-year-old Indiana man driving a Chevrolet SUV began turning left from McIntosh Road onto westbound Clark Road on a green light.
The motorcycle struck the SUV’s left rear side, FHP said. The motorcyclist was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The SUV driver suffered minor injuries.
FHP’s Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating
the crash.
Bus hits college sign in Sarasota County, 7 report injuries
In related news, seven people reported injuries after a Breeze bus collided with another vehicle and struck a State College of Florida sign in south Sarasota County on Sept. 21, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office.
The crash happened at the college’s entrance at 8000 S. Tamiami Trail.
Three people were taken to Wellen Park ER and one to Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s Venice campus, according to an 11:22 a.m. update from the Sheriff’s Office.
Wade Tatangelo is the executive editor of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and Florida dining and entertainment editor for the USA TODAY Network. Follow him on Facebook, Instagram, and X. He can be reached by email at wade.tatangelo@heraldtribune.com. Support local journalism by subscribing.
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