Woman Killed In Crash Near Sunshine Skyway Bridge: FL Highway Patrol

MANATEE COUNTY, FL — A woman was killed in a weekend crash near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Manatee County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The incident occurred around 10 a.m. Saturday on Interstate 275 near mile marker 5, just east of the bridge, police said, identifying the victim as a 54-year-old woman from North Port.

The woman was driving a 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe west in the left lane behind a 2025 Chevrolet Suburban and accelerated into the right lane to pass the Suburban before abruptly veering back into the left lane, cutting off the Suburban and colliding with its right front area, according to police.

The Suburban traveled onto the inside grass shoulder and hit the guardrail, while the Tahoe’s driver overcorrected to the right and the Tahoe rotated onto the outside grass shoulder, overturned multiple times and ejected the woman, who was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

The driver of the Suburban — a 28-year-old man from Palmetto — and his passengers — an adult and three children — were not injured, according to police.