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Trinity Handy, 3, killed, and Monique Harris and Taqueria Handy, 4, injured in multi-car wreck on SR 82 in Lehigh Acres, Florida

Date: 
Monday, September 28, 2015
Area: 
Ft. Myers-Naples, FL

Roberto Lopez Jr., 10, killed; Roberto Lopez, 55, Madelin Nunez, 44, seriously injured in rollover in Lee County, Florida

Date: 
Sunday, January 4, 2015
Area: 
Ft. Myers-Naples, FL

Roberto Lopez Jr. 10, of Tampa, died from injuries sustained on Sunday afternoon in Lee County, Florida. During the accident, a 2004 Chevy Trailblazer lost control and overturned on I-75 near the Alico Road exit near mile marker 127. Apparently, the vehicle's tire's tread separated, causing the driver, 55-year-old Roberto Lopez, to lose control. The vehicle overturned several times, ejecting the 10-year-old. The boy was transported to Lee Memorial, where he died.

Austin Dukette, 15, killed in Bicycle accident with the Lee County patrol car of Douglas E. Hood, on Kismet Parkway and Northwest Seventh Avenue in Cape Coral, FL

Date: 
Friday, August 22, 2014
Area: 
Ft. Myers-Naples, FL

 Lee County deputy was found at fault in an accident that killed Austin Dukette, 15.  Deputy Douglas E. Hood was cited for careless driving following a two-month investigation.  Austin was riding his bike to school on August 22nd and Hood hit the back tire of the boy's bike, from behind, with his patrol car on Kismet Parkway and Northwest Seventh Avenue, in Cape Coral, FL.

Angela Wright, 9, Kyle Pilgrim, 16, seriously injured, in hospital, after their ATV crashes in Lee County.

Date: 
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Area: 
Ft. Myers-Naples, FL
Two children have serious injuries after crashing their all-terrain vehicle in southwest Florida. According to Florida Highway Patrol, 9-year-old Angela Wright was driving the ATV when it crashed Sunday afternoon in Lehigh Acres. Troopers say the ATV flipped over as it approached a telephone pole in a grassy area. According to a crash report, both the girl and her 16-year-old passenger Kyle Pilgrim were thrown off the ATV in the crash. Troopers say the teenager struck the telephone pole after being ejected, and the ATV struck the 9-year-old after she was thrown off.