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Once again, the Sarasota County Fire Department is considering improvements to its service, particularly when it comes to its Rapid Response Unit. The department hired Emergency Services Consulting International to analyze the department’s successes and areas where it could improve. ESCI first made recommendations for improvement to the county in 2016, many of which Chief Michael Regnier said the department has accomplished over the past few years. Since the last consulting plan, the department has increased staffing, established a messaging platform for departmentwide communication, began ...

Two traffic fatalities prompts alert from Sarasota police (Source: Storyblocks) By ABC7 Staff | May 3, 2021 at 11:41 AM EDT - Updated May 3 at 11:41 AM SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Officers with the Sarasota Police Department Traffic Unit are investigating two recent fatal traffic crashes and is reminding the public to drive -- and walk -- safely. On Sunday, May 2, at about noon, a 57-year-old Sarasota man was crossing U.S. 301 near 21st Street, not in a crosswalk, when he was struck by a truck. The pedestrian died as a result of injuries he sustained in the crash, police said. On Friday, ...

The Sarasota Police Department is reminding drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists of safety tips following two fatal crashes in the city. According to police, at 6:45 a.m. Friday a sedan turned in front of a motorcycle on South Tamiami Trail at Bee Ridge Road. The 29-year-old male motorcycle rider, who was not wearing a helmet, was killed. At about noon on Sunday, a 57-year-old man was crossing U.S. 301 near 21st Street when he was struck by a truck and killed. The pedestrian was not in a crosswalk. Both crashes are under investigation. Safety tips for pedestrians Obey all traffic laws. If no ...

First Alert Traffic: Crash at Bee Ridge and U.S. 41 Police are on scene of a crash Friday morning at Bee Ridge Road and U.S 41. (Source: FDOT) By ABC7 Staff | April 30, 2021 at 7:18 AM EDT - Updated April 30 at 9:03 AM UPDATE at 8:55 a.m.: All lanes near Bee Ridge and U.S. 41 are now open. The crash remains under investigation. Please drive safely. SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota Police are at the scene of crash involving a vehicle and motorcycle crash at Bee Ridge and S. Tamiami Trail, with serious injuries reported. Westbound Bee Ridge is closed at East Avenue (the entrance of the ...

Federal government has paid $1.4 million in claims in ongoing Legacy Trail cases SARASOTA – The federal government recently paid about $1.4 million in claims to 30 Sarasota County landowners who saw some of their property seized as part of the northern extension of the popular Legacy Trail project. The abandoned Seminole Gulf Railway corridor is being converted into the Legacy Trail for biking and hiking under the National Trails System Act of 1983.  The money is paid from a Judgment Fund set up by the Treasury Department and not the $65 million bond approved by Sarasota County voters in ...