A 33-year-old man from Lancaster, New York, died Aug. 9 after he was struck while biking on the Anna Maria Island Bridge on Manatee Avenue by a 23-year-old Bradenton resident who was driving an SUV, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.
The bicyclist and motorist, Jonathan Garrison, were heading east and approaching the bridge’s center span when the front left of the motorist’s SUV collided with the right side of the bike and its operator.
The bicyclist — who was not wearing a helmet — was “propelled” from his bike and struck the bridge’s concrete surface. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
FHP Sgt. John Boos was investigating the crash, according to the release.
FHP Lt. Gregory Bueno wrote in an Aug. 11 email to The Islander that additional details, including the name of the deceased biker, will become public record when a formal crash report is filed.
FHP crash reports become available 10 days after an incident at floridacrashportal.gov.