Van catches fire after crash with trailer in North Fort MyersSecond teen accused in Kayla Rincon-Miller murder case to appear in court
NORTH FORT MYERS Van catches fire after crash with trailer in North Fort Myers Several crews are responding to a crash that involved a work van and a truck pulling a trailer in North Fort Myers this morning.
CAPE CORAL Second teen accused in Kayla Rincon-Miller murder case to appear in court A 16-year-old is facing adult charges for his alleged role in the murder of 15-year-old Kayla Rincon-Miller.
the weather authority Hotter and drier day ahead with isolated storms staying inland The Weather Authority is tracking a hot and dry Tuesday morning with inland isolated storms expected in the afternoon.
Cape Canaveral Streaming Now: Gov. DeSantis holds news conference in Cape Canaveral Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold a news conference in Cape Canaveral.
WINK News Lee County School Board to hold a transportation workshop With one month left for the academic year, parents’ concerns have turned to frustration as buses struggle to get kids to and from school.
Readying for hurricane season with Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday Hurricane season is rapidly approaching as Floridians prep for potential storms with the upcoming Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday.
NAPLES Increasing amount of homeless seniors in SWFL Saint Matthew House told Wink News that 20% of the people they shelter are over 60 years old.
NAPLES Man suspected of threatening pickelballers with machete A man has been arrested after authorities said he chased a group of pickleball players off a Naples court.
NAPLES Turtle Club in Naples reopens Following a 19-month closure because of Hurricane Ian, the Turtle Club has reopened.
FORT MYERS BEACH Hurricane season preparations at Lee County construction sites Many already know the drill when hurricane season is around the corner.
SANIBEL Bones found on Sanibel concern beachgoers A husband and wife found what appeared to be bones. What type and where they came from is being investigated.
FGCU FGCU president reflects on first year with graduating class Alico Arena was packed this weekend as Florida Gulf Coast University graduated 1,900 students in four ceremonies.
Reverse shoulder replacement offers new approach to pain management Shoulder replacement is the third most common replacement in the US, following hip and knee replacement.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Lee County teachers bargain for new raises Kevin Daly is the voice of the Lee County Teachers Union, and he says he knows firsthand the struggle teachers experience across the state.
FORT MYERS New Starbucks off Colonial expected to add to traffic headaches It’s a venti-sized traffic nightmare. That’s how Gina O’Donnell envisions the future of this plaza.
NORTH FORT MYERS Van catches fire after crash with trailer in North Fort Myers Several crews are responding to a crash that involved a work van and a truck pulling a trailer in North Fort Myers this morning.
CAPE CORAL Second teen accused in Kayla Rincon-Miller murder case to appear in court A 16-year-old is facing adult charges for his alleged role in the murder of 15-year-old Kayla Rincon-Miller.
the weather authority Hotter and drier day ahead with isolated storms staying inland The Weather Authority is tracking a hot and dry Tuesday morning with inland isolated storms expected in the afternoon.
Cape Canaveral Streaming Now: Gov. DeSantis holds news conference in Cape Canaveral Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold a news conference in Cape Canaveral.
WINK News Lee County School Board to hold a transportation workshop With one month left for the academic year, parents’ concerns have turned to frustration as buses struggle to get kids to and from school.
Readying for hurricane season with Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday Hurricane season is rapidly approaching as Floridians prep for potential storms with the upcoming Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday.
NAPLES Increasing amount of homeless seniors in SWFL Saint Matthew House told Wink News that 20% of the people they shelter are over 60 years old.
NAPLES Man suspected of threatening pickelballers with machete A man has been arrested after authorities said he chased a group of pickleball players off a Naples court.
NAPLES Turtle Club in Naples reopens Following a 19-month closure because of Hurricane Ian, the Turtle Club has reopened.
FORT MYERS BEACH Hurricane season preparations at Lee County construction sites Many already know the drill when hurricane season is around the corner.
SANIBEL Bones found on Sanibel concern beachgoers A husband and wife found what appeared to be bones. What type and where they came from is being investigated.
FGCU FGCU president reflects on first year with graduating class Alico Arena was packed this weekend as Florida Gulf Coast University graduated 1,900 students in four ceremonies.
Reverse shoulder replacement offers new approach to pain management Shoulder replacement is the third most common replacement in the US, following hip and knee replacement.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Lee County teachers bargain for new raises Kevin Daly is the voice of the Lee County Teachers Union, and he says he knows firsthand the struggle teachers experience across the state.
FORT MYERS New Starbucks off Colonial expected to add to traffic headaches It’s a venti-sized traffic nightmare. That’s how Gina O’Donnell envisions the future of this plaza.
Fort Myers Police announced that speed may have been a factor in the crash that killed five teens. WINK News looked into how law enforcement investigates a crash scene and determines what went wrong. “The accident scene tells you a lot of information about how a crash occurs,” Casey Breen said. Breen is a senior consultant at Engineering Systems Inc. Investigating a crash scene WINK News spoke to two accident reconstruction experts, neither of whom are taking part in the investigation. They explained that much like airplanes, most modern cars also have black boxes inside. “It does require some sort of an event to start trigger to start recording that data. Typically, it’s an acceleration or deceleration. So hitting a pole, or hitting a curb or any other car is a sudden deceleration that typically tells the recorder, ‘Hey, something’s going on. Let me capture the previous 5, 10, 15 seconds or so,'” Breen explained. William Fischer, a forensic engineer, said that these event data recorders can tell a great deal of information about what was happening with the car before, during, and after a crash. “That’ll give you information. For example, the vehicle’s wheel speed, the vehicle engine RPM and the steering wheel position. For example, how many degrees it’s turned left or right, and if the brake pedal was depressed or not, and also the gas pedal position,” Fischer said. Fischer uses a grid (similar to a tic-tac-toe board) to reconstruct crashes. The vertical columns include humans, vehicles and the environment. The horizontal rows fccus on before, during and after a crash. “If we take the first row before the accident, which is one of the most important rows and what the humans were doing, or is there an impairment issue, or are they appropriately licensed? Or were they looking possibly? And is there any sort of other visibility issues,” Fischer said. Fischer says investigators will look at speed and whether anything was wrong with the vehicle, including environmental impacts. “The environment may or may not play a role in it as a faction of the roadway surface or a line-of-sight issue. If there’s visibility problems,” Fischer said. Breen also explained that tire marks can help determine how fast a car was going. If there are any marks on the grass, he said that there could be a collection of grass and dirt near the end of the tracks if the car was braking. Mourning On Thursday at 8 p.m., a candlelight vigil will be held at the Texas Roadhouse where four of the teens worked. We are working to find out if it’s open to the public. Funeral arrangements have been released for two of the teenagers who tragically lost their lives. Gendron Funeral Home will be handling the service for Jesus Salinas. There is currently no time and date. On Saturday, Jackson Eyre will have a viewing at 11 A.M. at Summit Church and a service at noon to follow at Shikany’s Bonita Funeral Home and Crematory.