A 68-year-old Bradenton man died Saturday afternoon after his SUV veered off a Sarasota County road and struck a tree, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The man was driving a blue Chevrolet Traverse north on Saddle Creek Trail, north of State Road 72, also known as Clark Road, about 12:45 p.m. Saturday, troopers said. He may have experienced a medical episode behind the wheel.
The SUV drifted to the right, left the roadway, crossed a ditch and hit a tree. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation, and no other vehicles were involved, the patrol said.
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported the crash.
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