Motorcyclist badly hurt in Bradenton crash when he runs into red-light runner
| By Jessica De Leon, The Bradenton Herald | |
| McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
The 53-year-old
The motorcyclist, taken to
The accident was been handled as a traffic homicide as a precaution, according to FHP Lt.
"She ran through the red light to try and make the turn signal," Thrush said. "He drove right into the front of the car."
The 2003 Yamaha Venture struck the right passenger side of the silver 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer, overturned onto its right side and slid 36 feet before coming to a stop, according to FHP.
Thrush and other bystanders ran to the motorcyclist's aid, he said.
The driver of the car aban
doned her vehicle in a parking lot in the 1400 block of
"She was freaking out. She said she heard a loud noise but she didn't know she hit someone, " Thrush said.
The driver, however, did see the victim on the ground, he said.
"She got out, turned and looked at the body," Thrush said. "She put her hands on her head and ran."
The road reopened at about
Martinez was not injured.
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