Four people were killed in Sarasota, FloridaAccording to the local sheriff’s office, a car hit them on Thursday night while they were replacing a flat tire.
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office stated that the incident occurred before 10pm on the southbound lane of Interstate 75 near Fruitville Road.
The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) stated in a press release that due to a flat tire on the trailer, a pickup truck with a trailer was parked on the inside of the paved shoulder of the highway without being used.
When a car turned to them, seven men who had been in the truck were standing outside helping to change tires. The car hit a truck and then killed four men.
Four people were pronounced dead at the scene. Their names and ages have not yet been announced. The other three were not hit and were not injured in the car accident.
The state patrol said the car was driven by a 34-year-old woman and a 32-year-old male passenger, both of whom were from Lakeland. They were not injured, and their names were not announced.
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office stated that southbound I-75 was closed until 3:30 am on Friday, but it has reopened.
FHP said the accident is still under investigation.
Earlier this year, a similar incident occurred on the same interstate highway. A man from Zephyrhills, Florida died on February 15 after an FHP soldier said he was hit while repairing a flat tire.
According to the report, the 24-year-old man was driving south from the I-75 exit ramp into US 301 in Hillsboro County. Ford Mustang got an apartment. When he was hit by the driver of a Ford F-150, he drove the car along the shoulder of the road and was walking to the passenger side to check the tires.
According to the press release, the 27-year-old driver of the Ford truck failed to keep the lane because he drove out of the same exit and collided with the Mustang and its driver.
The Zephyrhills man was taken to the district hospital, where he died from his injuries. FHP said the pickup truck driver was not injured in the accident.
Due to the department’s interpretation of Massifah, the highway patrol did not release the names of any personnel involved in the February incident. The law is an amendment to the Florida Constitution approved by voters to protect victims of crime, but it also restricts the disclosure of information previously available under the state’s public records laws.
Weekly newspaper Contacted the Florida Highway Patrol for comment on Thursday’s accident, but did not respond to the release in time.
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