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Teen Suffers Serious Injuries After Truck Overturns

Toyota truck overturned at Bahia Vista and McIntosh after being struck by a Mercedes.

An 18-year-old Sarasota resident is being treated for serious injuries following a crash around 7:20 a.m. Wednesday at Bahia Vista Street and McIntosh Road.

A 2002 Mercedes C420 driven by Molly Marie Egan Renner, 34 of Sarasota, attempted to make a left turn from Bahia Vista to McIntosh when the lights changed from green to yellow, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

At that time, a 2005 Toyota Tacoma driven by Jesse Ethan Sapp, 18 of Sarasota, approach the intersection and the Mercedes collided into the left rear of the Tacoma, causing the truck to rotate and overturn, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

Sapp was sent to Blake Medical Center for serious injuries while Renner suffered minor injuries, according to Highway Patrol.

Renner is charged with violation of right of way-left turn, according to Highway Patrol.

kate January 31, 2013 at 02:16 pm
seems to me that if the light has changed from green to yellow, the person in the intersection needs to finish their left turn, and the person driving straight through should be stopping, which is what a yellow light signals, afterall.
Sapp is at fault, not the person trying to finish clearing the intersection.
Brian Schwaab February 1, 2013 at 08:06 am
Wrong on that one. Oncoming traffic always has the right of way. Turning vehicles must yield to cars coming from the opposite direction and then make their turn. Sorry!

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Hawkeye2you June 17, 2013 at 11:57 am
Mark, this simply makes absolutely no sense at all. Matter of fact, It's 'safer' to back into a spotRead More than pulling forward. Mark, prior to backing in a spot, you already have a full visual of in front of you. Then, as you go to leave,. it's much safer to pull out, than to back out. Mark, you have this wrong pal and I'd love to see the data which lead you to believe that it's dangerous to back into a spot, versus pulling into it. I'm going to challenge you on this one Mark, and will do so when I go to court when I purposely get a ticket.
Susan Skovronek June 17, 2013 at 12:52 pm
Does the convenience of reading a license plate supersede the safety of backing in and then headingRead More out?
Bill June 17, 2013 at 01:56 pm
Maybe not. I agree on the safety issue. The question needs to be, does the need of the police to beRead More able to read the plates supersede the safety concern? To be sure, there will be the usual crowd complaining about government (any government) intrusion, yada, yada, but that's the point that needs to be settled. If the police would agree that seeing the plates isn't necessary, then the entire issue would go away.
Mark R Willetts June 9, 2013 at 01:53 pm
Whoever hit her was probably from a rich family, so they ( the LEOs ) aren't gonna do anything aboutRead More it.
Sheila Burns June 9, 2013 at 02:57 pm
Try accepting that it was their time to go. No matter the way or the time, what will be will be.Read More It's not about blaming or getting "justice", death always happens when it is meant to...there are no accidents, only the circumstances and means that come into play to assist the transition of those who are leaving this world, in order for them to reach the next. Your grief is understandable, I am sorry for your great loss.