34-year-old Sarasota County man killed in I-75 crash, FHP says.

A 34-year-old North Port man was killed Friday night after his car struck the rear of another vehicle and crashed into a tree along Interstate 75 in Sarasota County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The fatal crash happened at about 8:51 p.m. near Mile Marker 177 on Interstate 75, by the Toledo Blade Boulevard exit near North Port.

FHP said the North Port man was driving a Chevrolet Impala in the outside northbound lane when he failed to slow down or stop for traffic ahead…

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