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Deadly crash sparks effort to reduce speed for boaters near Ted Sperling Park

Katherine Langford

Editor-in-Chief · Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 9:26 PM · 1 min read

Deadly crash sparks effort to reduce speed for boaters near Ted Sperling Park — WFLA NBC Tampa Bay, Land O' Lakes Government news — Image: WFLA NBC Tampa Bay

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) -- A deadly jet ski crash off South Lido Beach is now part of a push to slow boaters down. Tuesday, Sarasota County commissioners unanimously agreed to move forward with a proposed slow speed, minimum wake zone near Ted Sperling Park. "It was the wild, wild west out there for quite some [...]

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