Woman Seriously Injured in Bee Ridge Road Crash

A Sarasota woman was seriously injured Tuesday morning when her car was struck by oncoming traffic as she tried to get onto Interstate 75 at Bee Ridge Road.

Investigators say Patty Jo Denney, 47, was headed west on Bee Ridge around 7:45 a.m. Tuesday when she attempted to make a left turn to get onto I-75 South. There was a steady yellow light in both directions on Bee Ridge getting onto I-75, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

When Denney turned left in front of oncoming traffic, the front of her Honda Civic was struck by a Lexus coming from the opposite direction.

Denney was taken to Blake Medical Center in Bradenton with serious injuries, the highway patrol reports.

Two children who were passengers in Denney's car, a 13-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy, were treated for minor injuries at Doctors Hospital of Sarasota, the FHP said.

The driver of the Lexus, 32-year-old Quentin MacDonald of Sarasota, and a 5-year-old boy who was a passenger were also treated for minor injuries at Doctors Hospital.

No charges were immediately announced. Alcohol was not a factor, according to the FHP's preliminary report.

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