LEHIGH ACRES
A 67-year-old Lehigh Acres woman died in a vehicle crash in Lehigh Acres early Saturday morning.
The woman was a passenger in a vehicle driven by a 19-year-old Lehigh Acres woman. The driver suffered serious injuries, while a 17-year-old boy, also of Lehigh, suffered critical injuries.
The vehicle was traveling west on Lee Boulevard when a pickup traveling east, driven by a 28-year-old Fort Myers man, turned front of it at Alvin Avenue, according to a press release from the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said the pickup had a red arrow traffic signal.
The driver of the pickup was not injured.
The crash closed the intersection for some time as troopers investigated.
The crash remains under investigation.
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