Road rage and DUIs on Southwest Florida streets this week

Writer: Rachel Murphy
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Willie Collins Jones, Kylie Nicole Hughes and Roy Joseph Murray Jr.

There was road rage and DUIs on the streets throughout Southwest Florida this week as tensions ran high with severe weather threats and holiday shopping sprees.

WINK’s Neighborhood Watch also features an update on a local crime previously covered.

Willie Collins Jones (CREDIT: Lee County Sheriff’s Office)

Some may remember WINK’s Neighborhood Watch reporting a burglary at the Lee County Tax Collector’s Office. An arrest was finally made in the case on Monday.

Fort Myers Police said forensic evidence led to Willie Collins Jones’ arrest.

Jones was charged with burglary to an unoccupied structure and theft.

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Kylie Nicole Hughes (CREDIT: Lee County Sheriff’s Office)

Kylie Nicole Hughes was arrested Tuesday night for DUI while a child was in the car with her.

Police reported to a crash along Chiquita Boulevard South in Cape Coral. Hughes showed major signs of impairment, said officers and a sample of Hughes’ breath was four times over the legal limit.

Hughes was charged with a DUI of .15 or higher, two counts of DUI resulting in property damage, DUI with another person under 18 years old in the car and DUI injury to another person.

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Roy Joseph Murray Jr. (CREDIT: Lee County Sheriff’s Office)

Roy Joseph Murray Jr. was arrested after allegedly beating a car with a baseball bat in a fit of road rage in Cape Coral, back on Dec. 11.

Cape Coral police officers responded to a disturbance at Chiquita Boulevard and Veterans Memorial Parkway.

According to the Cape Coral Police Department, officers met with the driver and passenger of a car that called to report a road rage incident they were involved in.

Murray allegedly hit the car with the bat and struck the passenger with his car after the victims tried to run away from the attacker.

Officers quickly located Murray’s Camry and detained him. Murray has been charged with aggravated battery, criminal mischief under $200 and reckless driving.

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