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Joyce Niemeier Sanders, 74, killed in pedestrian accident with hit-and-run driver on Honore Avenue in Sarasota

Modified Date: 
Sat, 11/01/2014 - 8:38am
Accident Date: 
Friday, October 31, 2014

Woman on morning walk killed in hit-and-run crash

Investigators say the couple had recently moved here from Illinois and were looking forward to retirement in Sarasota.
Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who killed a woman in Sarasota Friday morning. Joyce Niemeier Sanders, 74, was pronounced deceased at the site of the accident. Sanders and her husband were walking on the sidewalk on Honore Avenue near Palmer Ranch Parkway when sprinklers came on. They moved over to the bicycle lane, and that's when Sanders was struck. Authorities are looking for a brown or gold Ford pickup truck, model year 2010 or later, that will have right front-end damage. Anyone who has information on this collision is asked to call the Florida Highway Patrol at 800-483-5912. 
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run
People Involved: 
Joyce Niemeier Sanders
Roadway: 
Honore Avenue
City: 
Sarasota, FL
County: 
Sarasota County, FL
Area: 
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL

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