One dead after rollover crash

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CAPE CORAL, Fla. – One person is dead after a late night rollover crash.

It happened around 10:40 p.m. Tuesday, in the 3000 block of Del Prado Boulevard South, near Cornwallis Parkway.

Cape Coral Police say a car and an SUV collided. Both vehicles were traveling at a high rate of speed. The SUV rolled over multiple times, ejecting the driver.

Police say the driver of the SUV, Tyler Francis Richards, 18, of Cape Coral, died at the scene as a result of injuries sustained in the crash.  The passenger in the SUV, Joy Antoinette Stevens, 20, of Cape Coral, sustained minor injuries.

The other car was driven by a 17-year-old.  The juvenile sustained no injuries in the crash.

Investigation on-scene revealed that the accident was not alcohol or drug related. Authorities are still investigating.

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