A three-vehicle crash on the Veterans Memorial Parkway Extension in Cape Coral left one person dead and seriously injured another driver, who was airlifted to a local hospital. The crash shut down the roadway in both directions between Sandoval Boulevard and Southwest Pine Island Road.
According to WINK News, Cape Coral police said the injured driver was airlifted to a local hospital following the collision. The outlet reported the crash occurred on the Veterans Memorial Parkway Extension and involved three vehicles.
Roadway Shut Down for Hours
The closure stretched across both directions of the parkway extension between Sandoval Boulevard and Southwest Pine Island Road, per the same report. Police told the outlet they expected the shutdown to last for much of the afternoon and asked drivers to avoid the area and use alternate routes while crews worked the scene.
Separately, traffic monitoring around the broader Veterans Parkway corridor flagged trouble near Pine Island Road at 11 a.m. on Friday, with a crash causing delays in both directions, according to gulfcoastnewsnow.com.
Investigators Document the Scene
Traffic homicide investigators were conducting a crash reconstruction at the site, the report notes, while the Cape Coral Police Department's forensics unit worked to document evidence at the scene. Police said they would provide updates once the roadway reopens.
Veterans Parkway has seen fatal crashes before. In August, Cape Coral police were investigating a deadly overnight single-vehicle crash on Veterans Parkway between Southwest 20th Avenue and Chiquita Boulevard, a separate incident reported at the time by WBBH, though it is unclear whether that case bears any connection to the wreck.
No further details on the identities of those involved, the cause of the crash, or any potential charges have been released.
