Motorcyclist, 66, seriously injured in crash on Manatee-Sarasota county line
A motorcyclist, 66, was seriously injured Tuesday evening in a crash at the intersection of University Parkway and U.S. 301 on the Manatee-Sarasota county line.
The motorcyclist attempted to make a left-hand turn on a green traffic signal onto University Parkway about 7:476 p.m., the Florida Highway Patrol said.
He was hit by a sedan that entered the intersection against a red traffic signal.
The motorcycle and car collided head-on.
The motorcyclist is a Sarasota resident. The driver of the sedan is a 19-year-old Bradenton resident, the FHP press release said.
The crash remains under investigation.
James A. Jones Jr.
Bradenton Herald