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Jemel Gardener, 39, killed and Mark Andrew Caton, 22, critically injured in crash with alleged drunk driver Christopher Allen Best, 26, in construction zone in Port Charlotte, Florida

Date: 
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Area: 
Ft. Myers-Naples, FL
The Florida Highway Patrol says a drunk driver ran into two construction workers along U.S. 41 in Port Charlotte, killing one. The crash happened late Wednesday as 22-year-old Mark Andrew Caton and 39-year-old Jemel Gardener were performing road maintenance. Troopers say 26-year-old Christopher Allen Best didn't see a pickup truck with flashing overhead LED lighting signaling traffic to switch lanes. His Oldsmobile struck the men, pinning them between the car and the pickup truck.