Fatal crash reported on Burnt Store Rd. in Cape Coral

Writer: Derrick Shaw
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A fatal crash is reported on Burnt Store Road at Islamorada Boulevard. (Credit: Google Street View)

A fatal crash involving a motorcycle is being reported in Cape Coral.

Police shut down Burnt Store Road at Islamorada Boulevard, in front of Burnt Store Marina for hours.

A car was stopped on Islamorada Boulevard, in the left turn lane at the Burnt Store intersection. The motorcycle was heading south on Burnt Store toward the same intersection.

According to Florida Highway Patrol, the car then turned left, into the path of the approaching motorcycle. The front of the motorcycle collided with the side of the car.

The passenger on the motorcycle, a 45-year-old Punta Gorda woman, was killed in the crash. The driver of the motorcycle was airlifted to the hospital with critical injuries, FHP says.

The crash happened at around 12:45 p.m.

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

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