2 Seriously Injured In McIntosh Road Crash

SARASOTA, FL — A 46-year-old Sarasota man faces DUI charges following a Wednesday night crash on McIntosh road that left two people with serious injuries. A 2-year-old girl was airlifted from the scene, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Troopers say Richard Torrington was traveling north on McIntosh Road, just south of Prairie View Drive, around 5:44 p.m. May 10. At that time, Clarence Johnson, 20, of Sarasota was traveling south on McIntosh Road with a 2-year-old girl in his Chevrolet Malibu.

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Torrington, a highway patrol report said, failed to keep his Hyundai in the northbound lane and struck the front left of Johnson’s Malibu. The impact forced the Malibu off the road and into a utility pole, the report said.

Johnson was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. The child was airlifted, also in serious condition, to All Children’s Hospital, troopers say.

Torrington suffered minor injuries in the crash and was treated at a local hospital. Troopers charged him with DUI with serious bodily injury. He was also cited for failing to maintain his lane, the report said.

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Photo courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol