- March 29, 2024
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A 35-year-old jogger was critically injured when she was struck by a Sarasota County work vehicle on Tuesday afternoon, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol.
The injured Sarasota woman, who the FHP did not identify by name, was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital after the 1:30 p.m. incident.
An FHP investigator filed a report that gave these details:
A 68-year-old man, who also was not identified by name, was driving a county pickup work truck east on Bahia Vista Street, approaching Witmarsum Boulevard, which is near Honore Avenue.
The driver, in making a U-turn in front of approaching traffic, struck the jogger in a marked crosswalk while she was crossing Witmarsum Boulevard, the FHP reported.