SARASOTA COUNTY, FL. (THECOUNT) — Deshondra Gary and Nakesha Mitchell have been identified as the victims in a double-fatal Sarasota, Florida, I-75 crash late Friday afternoon.
The violent four-vehicle crash occurred on I-75 North at the Clark Road exit Friday around 4:30pm after 31-year-old Amed Bonachea-Gonzalez, of Sarasota, failed to notice traffic was slowing in his lane.
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Florida Highway Patrol says Bonachea-Gonzalez crashed into the back of a vehicle occupied by Mitchell, 35, and Gary, 24, both of Fort Myers.
Mitchell was killed in the crash, as was her passengers, Gary.
Mitchell’s other passenger, 37-year-old Toilyn Harrell, is in critical condition.
After the initial impact, Mitchell’s vehicle entered the right lane, colliding with a vehicle driven by 53-year-old Luis Pereyra of Sarasota, before hitting a guardrail and coming to a stop. Pereyra’s vehicle ended up in the median. Bonachea-Gonzalez’s vehicle continued forward, where it collided with a second vehicle in the center lane driven by 31-year-old Robert Brinton of Sarasota. Brinton’s vehicle ended up in the median while Bonachea-Gonzalez’s vehicle stopped in the roadway. source
Bonachea-Gonzalez, Pereyra, and Brinton all suffered minor injuries.
Brinton had two additional people in his vehicle with him, 30-year-old Samantha Brinton and 1-year-old Cora Brinton. Both also only suffered minor injuries.
Florida Highway Patrol says charges are pending in this case.
Concerned friends and family member took to Facebook:
Anyone with information on the crash should contact police at 911.
Sarasota is a city south of Tampa on Florida’s Gulf Coast that was once the winter home of the Ringling Brothers Circus. Today, it hosts a number of cultural institutes, notably the Ringling Museum of Art, which showcases old masters and modern art. It’s also the gateway to miles of beaches with fine sand and shallow waters, such as Lido Beach and Siesta Key Beach, according to wikipedia.