Sarasota, FL : A two-car collision on Saturday, July 29, 2017

A two-car collision Saturday afternoon at Briarwood Road and Coconut Drive in Venice sent two people to Sarasota Memorial Hospital, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report.

Francis Pawlowski, 82, of Venice was in critical condition and Jordan Gignilliat, 19, of North Port in serious condition, the FHP reported.

According to the FHP release, Pawlowski was driving a 2005 Hyundai Elantra west on Briarwood, turned right onto Coconut and then attempted to make a U-turn to head east on Briarwood when his vehicle entered the path of a 2017 Chevrolet Equinox being driven by Gignilliat. The Equinox also had been traveling west on Briarwood, behind Pawlowski’s vehicle, before the accident and was unable to avoid contact with the Elantra, the report said. The driver’s side of the Elantra was struck by the front end of the Equinox, and Pawlowski was transported by Bay Flight to SMH.

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2 people hurt in Venice collision