- Three people were injured and a Manatee County Area Transit driver cited in connection with a crash at 10:53 p.m. June 22 that involved a trolley and passenger car in Bradenton Beach.
The crash occurred at the intersection of Gulf Drive and Cortez Road West in Bradenton Beach.
An MCAT driver was going south on Gulf Drive and a Ford Focus motorist was traveling north on Gulf Drive to the intersection with Cortez Road, according to a Bradenton Beach Police Department.
The Focus driver proceeded into the intersection under a solid green light, according to BBPD Lt. Lenard Diaz, who said the trolley driver began a left turn onto Cortez Road, into the path of the Focus.
BBPD and Manatee County Emergency Medical Services responded to the crash.
Three people in the Focus were injured and transported by EMS to HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton.
On the trolley, neither the driver nor two passengers were injured, according to Diaz.
The trolley driver was cited for failing to yield.
The status of the passengers in the Focus was not known June 30.
— Robert Anderson
