Crime & Safety
Sarasota Woman Killed in I-75 Crash
Breaking: Details have emerged in the Wednesday morning crash that closed I-75 southbound lanes.
SARASOTA, FL — A 66-year-old Sarasota woman is dead following a Wednesday morning crash on Interstate 75 near North River Road.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Sherry L. Kubiak was heading south in a Fiat 500 around 7:33 a.m. At that same time, a semi-truck driven by Ramon Enrique Ruiz, 47, of Hialeah was also heading south.
Troopers say both vehicles were in the left lane about a mile south of North River Road with the Fiat following behind the semi-truck. Ruiz, a highway patrol report said, began to slow down, but Kubiak did not.
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The front of the Fiat collided with the rear of the truck. Kubiak died after the crash. Ruiz was not injured, troopers say.
Charges are pending the outcome of the highway patrol's investigation.
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The crash closed all but one southbound I-75 lane in the area for several hours Wednesday, Sept. 21.
Photo courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol
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