3 injured in rollover crash involving stolen truck in Lehigh Acres

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Jacob Sobolewski and Roderick Mitchell. Credit: Lee County Sheriff’s Office

A vehicle involved in a head-on rollover crash Thursday morning was stolen, according to the sheriff’s office.

The crash occurred at 23rd Street SW and Beth Stacey Boulevard.

Deputies say a green pickup was stolen shortly by the driver and passenger, who were also involved with a number of previous break-ins.

The suspects, who have been identified as Jacob Sobolewski and Roderick Mitchell, were leaving the scene of one crime when they collided with another car.

The two suspects and a driver of the second vehicle were transported to the hospital. The driver of the second vehicle is in serious condition.

The people who drive that stretch of 23rd Street say speeding is a regular thing. On Thursday morning, the roadway was also blanketed by heavy fog, but the Lee County Sheriff’s Office would not say if fog was a factor in the crash.

“He heard the crash. He heard the crash, but he wasn’t sure where it was because it was foggy,” said Laura Golil, who has lived near the crash site for 10 years.

A sheriff’s office spokesman minced no words.

“The people involved in this crash, the suspects involved, as well as the victim, they are all in the hospital. However the victim has serious injuries, we had to even use the jaws of life to get them out of that car,” said LCSO spokesman Nestor Montoya.

“I can’t believe somebody would steal cars I mean come on. Everybody knows they have GPS and stuff now, it’s ridiculous you’re not going to get away with it,” Lolil said.

Golil said she believes fog contributed to the crash.

“It’s not worth it and they’re careless with people’s lives, and that should be higher sentencing for that,” Golil said.

Sobolewski faces 25 different charges, Mitchell 27, with both facing 16 for burglary and eight for larceny.

Deputies investigating a truck they say was stolen when it crashed in Lehigh Acres. Credit: Lee County Sheriff’s Office
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The stolen pickup. Credit: LCSO
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The other car. Credit: LCSO

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