FL Man Gerald Nicolas ID’d As Pedestrian Fatally Struck On Sarasota I-75 Overnight ‘Suicide’

SARASOTA, FL. (THECOUNT) — Gerald Nicolas, of Sarasota, Florida, has been identified as the pedestrian fatally struck by a big-rig Sunday night in an apparent suicide on Interstate 75.

Nicolas, 65, was killed while on-foot in the area of Fruitville Road, in Sarasota, when he darted in the path of an oncoming semi-tractor traveling on I-75 around 2:45 a.m.

Nicolas was pronounced dead at the scene of massive blunt force trauma.

Nicolas was arrested last week Wednesday, February 19 on 50 felony counts of child porn possession, reports MySunCoast.

Police believe Nicolas may have committed suicide.

The cause of his death remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: 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 – wikipedia.