MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — A 71-year-old Sarasota woman died from her injuries received in a crash Saturday evening on US 41 and Tallevast Road in Manatee County, a news release said.
Florida Highway Patrol says the woman was a passenger in an SUV that was going south on US 41 in the left turn lane, north of Tallevast Road.
Authorities say as the SUV tried to turn left onto Tallevast Road a truck in the center lane crashed into its side causing the SUV to flip and collide with a traffic light pole.
Both drivers were seriously injured and were taken to a local hospital. The woman was also taken to the hospital where she died.
The crash remains under investigation.