78-year-old Ellenton man killed in fatal US 301 crash in Manatee County, troopers say
A 78-year-old Ellenton man died in a two-vehicle crash Monday morning at a U.S. 301 intersection, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the man was driving a pickup truck southbound on U.S 301 and attempted to turn left onto Colony Drive South in Ellenton around 6:36 a.m. when he entered the path of a northbound Hyundai Sonata.