Complete Sarasota, FL accident reports and news.

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Accidents in Sarasota result in serious injuries and deaths each year

After a Sarasota crash, injured people and their families need resources and support. Regardless of the severity of the collision, the people involved are left to deal with injuries, medical bills, property damage, and insurance claims. When a Sarasota accident is fatal, families are left to struggle with their grief and loss as best they can.

Here are resources to help accident victims and their families after a Sarasota wreck

Regardless of whether it is a car accident, pedestrian accident, motorcycle crash, bicycle collision, truck accident, or any other kind of injury accident, the following resources can be helpful for crash victims and their families and friends.

Sarasota Police Department;

Sarasota Fire & Rescue Department;

Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office;

Sarasota major hospitals include Sarasota Memorial Hospital and Lakewood Ranch Medical Center;

Sarasota County Superior Court;

Sarasota real-time traffic report;

Florida State Insurance Commissioner site.

How do you deal with an insurance claim after a Sarasota accident?

Regardless of how severe an accident is, almost everyone involved has to deal with insurance companies and claims. For accidents with very minor injuries and damage, a claim can sometimes be handled by working with the insurance adjuster. For crashes involving more serious injuries, or when a fatal crash occurs, a Sarasota personal injury attorney is needed to manage the insurance claim. Go here to learn more about how a Sarasota accident lawyer helps injured victims.

 

Most recent accident reports

Date Type
Fri, 02/14/2014 Other Type of Accident Motor scooter driver struck and killed at intersection in Sarasota County, Florida
Wed, 05/05/2021 Other Type of Accident Rilee Beisler, 11, killed while trying to save puppies from fire in RV park on Fruitville Road in Sarasota, Florida
Sat, 07/04/2015 Other Type of Accident Jarrod Ditmars, 21, taken off of life support after being accidentally shot with spear gun in Sarasota, Florida
Fri, 03/09/2018 Bus Accident Three children sustain minor injuries in school bus crash at 17th Street North and U.S. 301 in Sarasota, Florida
Tue, 04/11/2017 Bus Accident 16 people sustain injuries in collision involving school bus at Proctor Road and Gantt Road in Sarasota County, Florida
Fri, 12/27/2013 Pedestrian Accident David Adam Cornell, 20, hit and seriously injured by hit-and-run driver on Bee Ridge Rd in Sarasota, Florida
Fri, 10/31/2014 Pedestrian Accident Joyce Niemeier Sanders, 74, killed in pedestrian accident with hit-and-run driver on Honore Avenue in Sarasota
Wed, 01/08/2020 Pedestrian Accident Pedestrian killed in collision at North Washington Boulevard and 18th Street in Sarasota, Florida
Mon, 06/08/2015 Pedestrian Accident Michael Wright, 48, killed in pedestrian crash with hit-and-run driver in crosswalk at 17th Street and U.S. 301 in Sarasota, Florida
Thu, 07/15/2021 Pedestrian Accident Four people killed when struck by vehicle on Interstate 75 in Sarasota, Florida
Sat, 08/29/2015 Pedestrian Accident Jenny R. Vaughn, 42, killed in pedestrian collision with hit-and-run driver on Swift Road in Sarasota, Florida
Tue, 04/19/2016 Pedestrian Accident Toddler, grandmother injured when SUV strikes them as they attempt to cross U.S. 301 in Sarasota, Florida
Tue, 10/18/2016 Pedestrian Accident Lynn Taylor, 61, critically injured in pedestrian collision with hit-and-run driver on Gulf Gate Drive in Sarasota, Florida
Sat, 07/08/2017 Bicycle Accident Tristan Todd, 20, injured in bicycle collision with hit-and-run vehicle on Whitfield Avenue in Sarasota, Florida
Wed, 08/16/2017 Bicycle Accident Benjamin Nicholson, 15, injured in bicycle collision on Old Venice Road in Sarasota County, Florida