THREE TEENAGERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT IN SARASOTA COUNTY LAST NIGHT. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 18 YEAR OLD RAYMOND CONSUL OF SARASOTA WAS EASTBOUND ON BAYVIEW PARKWAY APPROACHING THE PINE ROAD INTERSECTION JUST AFTER 11PM WHEN HE FAILED TO NEGOTIATE THE CURVE IN THE ROADWAY. CONSUL LOST CONTROL AND COLLIDED WITH A PALM TREE OFF THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, WHICH CAUSED HIS CAR TO SPIN OUT AND ROLLOVER. IT CAME TO REST AGAINST A PUMP HOUSE WITH ITS ROOF AGAINST IT. CONSUL AND TWO PASSANGERS, 19 YEAR OLD KELLY VENZA OF VENICE AND 19 YEAR OLD MATTHEW MARTIN OF OSPREY WERE ALL BAYFLITED TO BAYFRONT MEDICAL CENTER IN ST. PETERSBURG. VENZA AND MARTIN ARE REPORTEDLY IN CRITICAL CONDITION, WHILE CONSUL IS IN SERIOUS CONDITION. TROOPERS SAY NONE OF THE THREE WERE WEARING SEATBELTS, AND CHARGES MAY BE PENDING THE COMPLETION OF THEIR INVESTIGATION.
