3 dead in Lehigh Acres crash

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LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Three people died in a crash early Sunday morning at the intersection of State Road 82 and Ray Avenue, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The two-vehicle wreck occurred around 12:15 a.m., the FHP said. A 2009 Honda Accord was traveling westbound on State Road 82 approaching the intersection of Ray Avenue and turned into the path of an eastbound 2010 Mercury Milan.

Kendrick O. Franklyn Wynn, 25, of Fort Myers, and Keith Jerome Haymon Lucas, 26, of Lehigh Acres, were in the Honda and pronounced dead on the scene. Neither was wearing a seatbelt.

Richard T. Horvath, 32, of North Fort Myers, was in the Mercury. He was taken to Lee Memorial Hospital and later pronounced dead.

The roadway is now clear, but all lanes of State Road 82 were shut down for several hours from Ray Avenue to Owen Avenue, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.

No further information is immediately available.

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