A Sarasota motorist veered off a Siesta Key road Thursday afternoon and seriously injured a bicyclist.
Rick Freedman, 70, of Sarasota, was driving south on Higel Avenue when the Florida Highway Patrol explained he suffered a medical condition causing him to blackout. He veered into the bicycle lane before hitting the bicyclist, a mailbox and a wall.
The bicyclist, Benjamin Stoltzfus, 20 of Pennsylvania, was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital after being hit at Higel Avenue and Little Pond Lane. Freedman sustained minor injuries.
Contact Kurt Schultheis at kschultheis@yourobserver.com.
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