11-year-old boy dies after Friday night 3-vehicle crash on Daniels Pkwy, 7 others injured

Writer: Derrick Shaw
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A 3-vehicle crash in south Fort Myers Friday night left two children with critical injuries.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 44-year-old man from Lafayette, Indiana was traveling east on the left turn lane of Daniels Parkway approaching Apaloosa Lane and turned onto incoming traffic.

The driver sustained minor injuries. A 34-year-old woman in the vehicle sustained serious injuries. Two boys in the vehicle, ages 9 and 11, were critically injured, according to the FHP news release. The 11-year-old died the next day, on Jan. 2.

The SUV collided into a pickup driven by a 78-year-old Cape Coral man, who sustained minor injuries. A 78-year-old woman, also of Cape Coral, sustained minor injuries.

A third vehicle collided with the pickup. The driver, a 61-year-old man, and passenger, a 55-year-old woman, both of Cape Coral, sustained minor injuries.

The crash closed the roadway for a period of time and remains under investigation.

The Florida Highway Patrol no longer releases the names of individuals in crashes, citing Marsy’s Law. 

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