The annual Memorial Day Parade will be held on Monday , May 30 , 2022 , beginning at 10 a . m . at Main Street and Osprey Avenue in Sarasota .   There will be several tow - away zones and street closure notices that will be in place for the following times on Monday , May 30 , 2022:
   
   9 a . m . – 12 p . m . – Gulfstream Avenue closed from Cocoanut Avenue to McAnsh Sq .
   
   9 a . m . – 12 p . m . – Main Street closed from U . S . 301 to Gulfstream Avenue
   
   9 a . m . – 12 p . m . – Links Avenue closed from 1
   st
    Street to Ringling Boulevard
   
   9 a . m . – 12 p . m . – Osprey Avenue closed from 2
   nd
    Street to Ringling Boulevard
   Vehicles not removed by the posted time will be towed at the owner’s expense .   For information on towed vehicles , please contact Upman’s Towing at 941 - 365 - 7084 .
   The Memorial Day holiday begins on Friday , May 27 , 2022 .   According to the National Highway Safety Traffic Administration , in 2020 , there were 10 , 893 unbuckled passenger vehicle occupants killed in crashes in the United States .   In that same year , 58% of passenger vehicle occupants killed at night were not wearing their seat belts . That’s why one focus of the
   Click It or Ticket
    campaign is nighttime enforcement . Participating law enforcement agencies will be taking a no - excuses approach to seat belt law enforcement , writing citations day and night . In the City of Sarasota , the maximum penalty for a seat belt violation is $116 .
   When traveling , Sarasota Police Officers want to remind citizens to remember these safety tips:
   
   Reduce your speed .   More speeding - related fatalities happen during the summer months than at any other time of the year .
   
   Refrain from using cell phones or devices when driving .
   
   Designate a sober driver or take alternate transportation if you consume alcohol .
   
   Drive defensively and exercise caution , especially during bad weather .
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