FHP: Driver dies after 'medical episode', crashes truck in Manatee County
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. - A 61-year-old Palmetto woman crashed her pickup truck after having a medical episode on Saturday night, according to troopers.
FHP says the woman was driving west on 301 Boulevard East, approaching the 1st Street intersection around 9:02 p.m. According to officials, the driver had a possible medical episode and veered right and drove onto the north grass shoulder of 301 Boulevard East.
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The truck entered a ditch to the north of 301 Boulevard East and hit a culvert, according to authorities.
Troopers say the woman was taken to Manatee Memorial Hospital, which is where she died. Authorities say the woman's 11-year-old passenger was not injured.
The crash is still under investigation, according to officials.