Crime & Safety
Sarasota Teacher Dies in Car Accident on U.S. 41
The Florida Highway Patrol said 35-year-old Daniel P Giguere lost control of his car and drove into oncoming traffic, crashing into another vehicle. Giguere was pronounced dead at the scene.
A 35-year-old was killed Friday morning when he lost control of his car and drove into oncoming traffic, according to a Florida Higway Patrol report.
According to the report:
Daniel P Giguere of Bradenton died Friday morning after driving his Nissan 350z into oncoming traffic on U.S. 41 north of Seagate Drive.
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Giguere was southbound on 41 approaching Seagate Drive at about 7:30 a.m., At the same time Mijail A Hurtado-Chavez, 22, was driving his 2002 Ford Ranger northbound on 41, passing Seagate Drive, in the center lane.
Giguere, who is the manager of Payne Park's skate park and a physical education teacher at Sarasota School for the Arts, apparently lost control of his 2004 Nissan 350Z and traveled southeast into oncoming northbound traffic. The front of Hurtado-Chavez's Ranger struck the right side Giguere's car.
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The collision caused Giguere's car to rotate clockwise, striking the curb and a fence on the east side of U.S. 41. Giguere was pronounced dead at the scene. Hurtado-Chavez, of Sarasota was taken to Blake Hospital with serious injuries.
Authorities say alcohol was not a factor in the crash.
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