A bicyclist was struck and injured by a low-speed vehicle Oct. 27 on Gulf Drive near the intersection of Oak Avenue in Anna Maria.
Sgt. Brett Getman of the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office substation in Anna Maria told The Islander Oct. 27 that “around 9 a.m. … there was a low-speed vehicle driving south on Gulf Drive that attempted to make a left turn onto Oak Avenue and struck a cyclist who was in the bicycle lane riding northbound. He just didn’t see him.”
The MCSO, West Manatee Fire Rescue, Manatee County Emergency Medical Services and the Florida Highway Patrol responded.
Getman said the biker sustained injuries in the collision and was transported to HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton under a trauma alert.
Getman said the driver of the LSV was visiting the island and the cyclist was an Anna Maria resident. He did not release names.
The FHP was investigating the crash.