SPEEDING FEMALE
DRIVER LOSES CONTROL WHILE MAKING A TURN AND COLLIDES WITH A GAS STATION’S
GUARDRAIL; THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE, BUT EXPLOSION AT THE GAS PUMP WAS AVERTED
January 25, 2015
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. –
A dramatic one-car crash ended with the vehicle catching fire at a gas station
near the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.
It took place Sunday night on U.S. 41 in Manatee County.
The Cedar Hammock Fire Department says a female driver –
who has not yet been identified – seems to have lost control going southbound
on 41 when passing the intersection with 69th Street at a point where the road
curves. She drove through a field and would eventually collide with a guard
rail against the fuel pumps at the gas station located at 6920 14th Street West.
The car caught fire and leaked oil; fire officials
called out a hazmat team, which contained any fuel runoff into the nearby Bowlees Creek.
The fire department says a trauma alert was issued, and
the driver was taken to Blake Medical Center.
Her condition is unknown at this time.
Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol also responded
to scene, and put yellow tape around the gas station, which was forced to
close.
No other injuries were reported.