
A Port Charlotte resident died in a motorcycle crash on Thursday after hitting a curb in Sarasota.
According to Florida Highway Patrol, Joseph Spratt, 39, was traveling south on Casey Key Road north of Seagrape Pt. when he hit a curb along a curve causing him to then hit a large rock near a driveway.
The impact with the rock threw Spratt from his motorcycle.
Spratt died from his injuries after being transported to Sarasota Memorial.
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