Sarasota Man, 35, Killed In University Parkway Crash

SARASOTA, FL — The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 35-year-old Sarasota man on Monday morning.

According to the agency, Walker Shannon Abrams was driving a Dodge Intrepid westbound in the outside lane of University Parkway around 6:10 a.m. May 29. As Abrams approached the intersection with 37th Street East, troopers say he lost control of the vehicle and went onto the north shoulder. Abram’s Intrepid then struck a concrete culvert, a highway patrol report said.

Abrams was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries after the crash, but was pronounced dead at 11;28 a.m., the patrol reported. There was no one else in the car with Abrams at the time of the crash, the patrol said.

The crash remains under investigation. Troopers say no skid marks were found at the scene.

Further information is not yet available.

Photo courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol