Clark Road traffic slowed as diesel fuel spill is cleaned up

By Eric Garwood
| 4:35 p.m. April 1, 2025

Sarasota
News

Two lanes of eastbound Clark Road remain closed after an incident earlier Tuesday in which diesel fuel spilled from a vehicle.

According to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, the inside two of three lanes near Honore Avenue are blocked. The incident was initially reported around 11:15 a.m.

Traffic in the area is slow and has been backed up as far west as McIntosh Road.

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Eric Garwood

Eric Garwood is the digital news editor of Your Observer. Since graduating from University of South Florida in 1984, he's been a reporter and editor at newspapers in Florida and North Carolina.