Lehigh Acres teen seriously injured in vehicle crash, FHP says

Writer: Melissa Montoya
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Florida Highway Patrol vehicle. Credit: Florida Highway Patrol

A 16-year-old teen from Lehigh Acres was injured in a vehicle crash on Monday.

The crash occurred on Daniels Parkway near Westlinks Drive shortly after 6 p.m., according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.

The teen was eastbound on Daniels Parkway behind two vehicles that slowed for traffic.

The teen didn’t slow for traffic and drove into a second vehicle, which then collided with a third vehicle in front of it.

A 26-year-old driver, of Lehigh Acres, sustained minor injuries. A 20-year-old female passenger in the vehicle also sustained minor injuries.

An 18-year-old woman driving the third vehicle was not injured. Neither were two children in the car.

 

 

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