Elderly man hospitalized after Cape Coral crash

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CAPE CORAL, Fla. A man was hospitalized Friday following a Saturday morning along Pine Island Road near Hibiscus Drive, the Cape Coral Police Department said.

Police responded to the crash around 9:20 a.m.

A Kia Soul driven by 81 year-old Thomas Hierspiel turned in front of a Kia Sedona minivan driven by Linda Diane Long, 55, violating the right of way.

Hierspiel suffered serious injuries and was trauma-alerted to a local hospital for treatment. Long suffered minor injuries in the crash, police said.

The crash remains under investigation.

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