Woman Survives Alligator Crash on Florida Road

0:00It's April 17th. Welcome to Tampa Bay News today, powered by AI. A Manatee County woman dodged death by hitting a nearly 9-foot alligator on a dark rural road in Sarasota County. It went down Easter Sunday around 6 a.m. on Fruitville Road near Kaupin Lane, flipping her Toyota 4 runner into a pole. She got trapped inside the wrecked SUV, crest between the roof and steering wheel, but a passing couple spotted her and called 911 right away. Just responders pulled her out and the alligator didn't make it. Debede's cleared it from the road. Kurtz landed in Sarasota Memorial Hospital for four days, including two in intensive care, with fractures to her spine, sternum, and left shoulder. Blade. She's wearing a brace now and feels lucky just to be breathing. A friend set up a go fund me to cover her medical bills, and she's praising her faith for getting her through. Physical therapy comes next after four to six weeks in the brace. Dr. Seisha recover fully, turning this wild gator encounter into just another close

1:02call on Florida's unpredictable roads.