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FORT MYERS, Fla. Two people were hurt in a Tuesday morning crash at the intersection of Palm Beach Boulevard and Buckingham Road, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The wreck shut down several lanes of traffic in both directions at the intersection, but it reopened just before 9 a.m. The crash happened just after 6:45 a.m., and both drivers were taken to Lee Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. George Henry Astbury, 27, of Cape Coral, is facing charges of DUI with property damage and DUI with personal injury after rear-ending a 2011 Ford Escape driven by Betty Stab, 43, of Fort Myers, in a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado. Astbury is also facing marijuana possession and drug paraphernalia charges. The FHP previously said on its website that at least one person had died, but Lt. Greg Bueno said that was not the case. No further information was immediately available.