Report: Police car U-turn led to North Port crash - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Charles Ayres, 45, remained at Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte for treatment Friday, city spokesman Josh Taylor said. Norman Boisvert, 48, the North Port solid waste refuse equipment operator who was driving the truck, was released from the hospital the afternoon of the crash. Ayres made an improper U-turn in front of Boisvert, causing the collision, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office crash report. Ayres told a responding deputy that he was driving a police-owned black, 2014 Ford Taurus west on Price Boulevard when he saw a U-Haul truck illegally driving in the center of the roadway to pass traffic. He then turned left, making a U-turn in front of a city-owned white, 2014 Ford F550 traveling at about 35 mph and driven by Boisvert. Boisvert said he saw the Taurus, hit his truck's brakes and veered left. But the truck crashed into the sedan's front left tire and fender. The Taurus rotated to the left and then its driver's side struck the truck's passenger side, according to the crash report. Boisvert has been a city employee since 2012, Taylor said. Ayres has been with the police force since 1997. EARLIER: The city employee and police officer injured in a two-vehicle wreck Thursday morning have been identified. Charles Ayres, 45, and Norman Boisvert, 48, a solid waste refuse. Source: www.heraldtribune.com
