Crime & Safety
Update: U.S. 301 Re-Opens After Motorcycle Crash
Northbound lanes near a busy intersection were shut down for two hours, to allow for a flight team to airlift the crash victim to a hospital.
Update: The road was re-opened after 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 11.
A "serious" motorcycle crash has shut down the northbound lanes of U.S. 301 at Fruitville Road in Sarasota, according to police. (For details on the crash victim, see 57-Year-Old Motorcyclist Injured in Morning Crash.)
The crash happened sometime between 6 and 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, a Sarasota Police spokesperson said. Officers were at the scene and a Bayflite helicopter has landed, according to Genevieve Judge, police spokesperson.
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"The northbound lanes are expected to be closed for at least two to three hours while officers investigate the crash," Judge said in a media release.
There was no immediate word on any injuries.
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