SARASOTA, Fla. — The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) said a section of Bee Ridge Road is shut down due to a fatal vehicle crash on Tuesday.
According to SCSO, deputies were at the scene of the crash on Bee Ridge Road, near the intersection of Midland Road, where they discovered a man who had been traveling eastbound, approximately 1000 feet east of Swift Road, before driving off the roadway and striking an oak tree.
The vehicle then struck a second oak tree and split in half, and the driver was transported to Sarasota Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
As of 1 p.m. on Feb. 24, Bee Ridge Road is shut down in the east direction between Midland Road and Worcester Road.
This is a developing story. Tampa Bay 28 will provide more details as they become available.
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