
Head-on crash in Manatee County leaves 2 dead, 3 injured
A head-on crash in Manatee County Saturday night left two people dead and three injured, according to a report by the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash happened around 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14 on State Road 70 near Betts Road in Myakka City. A pickup truck and a SUV were heading in opposite directions on the two-lane road. The two vehicles collided when the driver of the SUV, a 31-year-old Bradenton man, entered the eastbound lane of