Sarasota teen dies in head-on crash on State Road 70 in DeSoto County

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – A 17-year-old from Sarasota was killed Friday morning in a crash with a dump truck in DeSoto County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Investigators say the teen was driving in an SUV, traveling east on State Road 70, approaching NW Florida Avenue at about 8:45 a.m.

The SUV moved into the westbound lane to pass a truck, directly into the path of a dump truck traveling in the opposite direction, troopers said…

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