Anyone with information asked to contact agency or Crime Stoppers
The Sarasota Police Department is investigating a fatal crash involving a solitary vehicle and a pedestrian that happened around 9:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 6, the department has announced.
A 64-year-old Sarasota man was crossing the street near the intersection of Browning Street and U.S. 41, a news release says, but he was not walking in the crosswalk. After he was hit by a vehicle heading southbound on U.S. 41, the release adds, he was transported to Sarasota Memorial Hospital, where he died from his injuries.
The intersection is just north of the Sarasota Art Museum and east of the Central Park II condominium complex, a map shows.
“The driver stayed on the scene and cooperated with the investigation,” the release points out. Investigators determined that the driver was not under the influence of alcoholic beverages or drugs at the time of the crash, which remains under investigation, the release adds.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call Sarasota Police Traffic Unit Officer Julia Beskin at 941-263-6822, leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers by calling 941-366-TIPS, or going online at www.sarasotacrimestoppers.com.