Fatality reported in Longboat Key crash

Sarasota Police have identified the victims in a traffic crash that killed a truck driver in Longboat Key on Friday night.

SPD is handling the death investigation for Longboat Police. Lt. Robert Armstrong of SPD wrote in an email that the two vehicles involved were a white SUV, driven by William Sikorski, 74, of Longboat Key, and a tractor trailer hauling automobiles, driven by Krystof Troyanowski, 63, of Richmond Hill, New York. Troyanowski died, and Sikorski was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital with serious injuries.

Police and fire rescue units were called to the 1400 block of GMD around 8:45 p.m. The two-lane road was shut down for an investigation shortly after and remained closed in both directions for hours. The town signaled the road had reopened by about 1:30 a.m

The SPD traffic unit investigation is ongoing.

"Traffic fatality investigations can take from 30 to 90 days to complete," Armstrong wrote. "During that time, all of the evidence is examined, which will aid in the determination of a faulty party (if any)."

This is the second highway fatality of the year in Longboat Key. In April, a 67-year-old bicyclist was killed when he crashed into the rear of a parked truck alongside Gulf of Mexico Drive. Sarasota Police, who also investigated that fatality, ruled both the cyclist and the truck's driver shared the  blame. 

This is a developing story.