LCSO confirms dog’s death caught on camera an ‘unfortunate accident’

A video of a work van running over a dog in Lee County has been circulating online, and we’re now learning there’s a very important piece not seen on camera.

The video shows the van taking off on Sunset Road in Fort Myers, leaving a beloved pet dead in the street, but it turns out that the driver did stop.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that their Animal Cruelty Task Force detectives investigated Tuesday morning and spoke with the involved parties to find the facts, concluding it was an “unfortunate accident.”

They said that no crime was committed.

LCSO told us that the driver took the correct steps after hitting the dog.

However, that does not mean this dog was loved less than a human.

Roxy was the 3-year-old rottweiler hit and killed by a van Monday morning.

Roxy’s family spoke with WINK News, where they said the dog was their world and a loveable pup that always played sweetly with her siblings.

Her mom, Guadalupe Perez, showed us where Roxy dug under the fence and escaped. It was her first time getting out of the fenced-in backyard.

While Roxy’s family is devastated and grieving, her mom told us that they understand that this was an accident.

Even though the LCSO said there is no crime here, they told WINK News that the investigation remains active to be thorough.