Traffic & Road Safety
Fatal motorcycle crash at Gulfstream Avenue and Bayfront Drive in Sarasota
A 51-year-old Venice man died after a crash involving two motorcycles and a vehicle in Sarasota on Sunday afternoon, the Sarasota Police Department reported. The collision occurred near Gulfstream Avenue and Bayfront Drive at about 2:30 p.m.
According to investigators, the motorcyclist struck a vehicle he was attempting to pass and then collided with a pole. That motorcycle re-entered the roadway and caused a second motorcycle to crash. The operator of the second motorcycle was an adult male who was not injured, the department said.
Sarasota Police stated the driver of the vehicle involved in the initial contact remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators; that driver is not facing charges, per the department. The first motorcyclist was transported to Sarasota Memorial Hospital and later died.
Traffic was cleared and all lanes reopened around Gulfstream Avenue and Bayfront Drive after the scene was processed. Sarasota Police are treating the incident as a traffic fatality investigation; they ask anyone who saw the crash or who has information to contact Traffic Homicide Investigator Jason Frank at 941-263-6870 or Jason.Frank@SarasotaFL.gov.
No additional injuries, charges beyond those noted by the department, or other outcomes have been documented by investigators at this time.
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