76 Year Old Man Dies After Crash

SARASOTA, Fl- A Sarasota man was killed in a crash Monday morning, September 12th.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at 7:55 a.m., a car was headed north on Oakhurst Blvd. before stopping at the Bee Ridge Road intersection. A pickup truck was traveling east on Bee Ridge Road toward Oakhurst Blvd.

Although the pickup truck had the right of way, the car entered the roadway attempting to make a left turn onto Bee Ridge Road. The pickup truck crashed into the side of the vehicle.

The driver of the car, a 76-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Sarasota County EMS.