Pedestrian dies in crash, Cape Coral man jailed for DUI

Writer: Derrick Shaw
Published: Updated:
James Allen Phipps (CREDIT: Lee County Sheriff’s Office)

A woman is dead and a driver is in jail following a crash in North Fort Myers early Saturday.

The Florida Highway Patrol said a 26-year-old Punta Gorda woman died as she was attempting to cross Bayshore Road, west of Ixora Drive, just after midnight.

The woman walked into the path of a pickup driven by a 34-year-old James Allen Phipps, of Cape Coral, who was booked into Lee County Jail for driving under the influence.

Bond has not been set in the case.

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

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