Sarasota man dies, another injured in Siesta Key car crash Wednesday

A 23-year-old Sarasota man died in a car crash on Siesta Key early Wednesday morning.

His passenger, also a 23-year-old from Sarasota, sustained critical injuries in the crash and was taken to an area hospital, according to a Florida Highway Patrol press release.

At around 2:07 a.m., the car, a sedan, was traveling east on Beach Road at a high speed, west of Avenida Del Mare. As the vehicle approached a curve, the driver lost control of the car. The sedan traveled off the roadway, collided with a utility pole and tree, and overturned, according to the release. The driver was ejected from the sedan. He was not wearing a seatbelt.

The driver was pronounced deceased on the scene.

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Twenty-three people have died in traffic crashes this year in Sarasota County, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. That number includes motorist, bicyclist, motorcyclist and pedestrian fatalities.

The Siesta Key crash remains under investigation by the FHP.