1 dead in crash off I-75 in Sarasota

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office responded to a deadly crash early Sunday morning.

Deputies said at about 2:26 a.m., two vehicles crashed on eastbound Clark Road at I-75 in Sarasota.

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According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 24-year-old Avon Park man crashed his sedan into a Jeep that was slowing down.

The man’s car then went off the road and crashed into a street light and fence, throwing him from the vehicle. Troopers said he was not wearing a seatbelt at the time.

  • (Credit: Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office)
    (Credit: Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office)
  • (Credit: Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office)
    (Credit: Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office)

Eastbound Clark Road from Gannt Road to I-75 was closed while investigators cleared the scene.

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