Paul Ortiz, 84, killed and Montaigu Moselle, 36, and Joan Ortiz, 78, seriously injured in alcohol related crash on Veterans Memorial Parkway and Skyline Boulevard in Cape Coral, Florida

Modified Date:

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 3:16pm

Accident Date:

Monday, July 6, 2015

One dead, four injured in Cape Coral crash

One person died, and four others were injured during a crash in Cape Coral Saturday night. Cape Coral Police say a blue Kia Fort was going east on Veterans Memorial Parkway approaching Skyline Boulevard in the outside north turn lane.

Man arrested in deadly July 4 Cape Coral crash

CAPE CORAL, Fla. ' Police have arrested a Rhode Island man for a deadly crash more than two months ago. There were four people in the Impala. 84-year-old Paul Ortiz, from South Carolina died the following day. 78-year-old Joan Ortiz, also from South Carolina, died nearly two weeks later. The driver of the Kia, 36-year-old Montaigu Moselle, was arrested Saturday on multiple charges, including two counts of DUI manslaughter. The crash happened at the intersection of Veterans Memorial Parkway and Skyline Boulevard around 10:30 p.m. At this time, Moselle is still in jail in Rhode Island.

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Type: Car Accident

Topics:

Car Accident, Elderly Drivers, Right of Way/Failure to Yield, DWI - DUI - Alcohol or Drug Use

People Involved:

Montaigu Moselle

Paul Ortiz

Joan Ortiz

Roadway:

Veterans Memorial Parkway and Skyline Boulevard

City:

Cape Coral, FL

County:

Lee County, FL

Area:

Ft. Myers-Naples, FL