Car crashes into power pole, miles away from crime scene

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LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Lee County deputies are investigating a car crash that took out a power pole on U.S. 41 across the street from the Bell Tower Shops.

It happened early this morning. WINK News arrived on scene to find a smashed up PT Cruiser and a power pole hanging in the air by a thread. FPL was on scene for hours taking down the pole safely.

This happened minutes and miles away from a crime scene at a North Fort Myers 7-11. WINK News was there just after 2 a.m. when deputies surrounded the gas station with crime scene tape. It’s on the corner of Pine Island Road and Cleveland Avenue, about five miles from the crash site.

WINK News is working to get more information from the sheriff’s office on how these scenes may be connected.

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