UPDATE | 05.14.2024 — 11:56
New crash reports obtained by SWFL Uncensored details the schematics of the crash that occurred between Santa Barabara Blvd N and Jacaranda Pkwy W in north Cape Coral on Monday.
The accident was the result of a rear-end collision.
According to CCPD, the white sedan was traveling in front of the brown pickup truck going north on Santa Barbara Blvd, approaching Jacaranda Pkwy, at approximately 40 miles per hour.
The pickup truck was travelling behind the sedan in the same direction at approximately 30 miles per hour.
The white sedan then slowed down in front of the pickup truck to turn right on Jacaranda Pkwy while utilizing its turn signal.
The pickup truck failed to slow down with the flow of traffic, subsequently rear-ending the sedan.
As we reported previously, witnesses stated that they watched the driver of the pickup truck exit his vehicle before walking directly in front of it and collapsing face down.
First responders stated that the man was unconscious for several minutes after their arrival, but promptly woke up conscious and alert.
He was later transported to Gulf Coast Medical Center by LeeFlight helicopter with "complaints of lower extremities".
The CCPD states that the baby who was inside of the sedan at the time of the crash was properly secured in a child seat and sustained a bruise to the head.
The baby was transported to Gulf Coast Medical Center as a precaution.
Both drivers were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash, according to CCPD reports.
The report also stated that the driver of the brown pickup truck was suspected to be under the influence of alcohol, and that he was "inattentive" and following the white sedan too closely.
Firefighters on the scene of the initial collision had to call a second ambulance as they also suspected him of being under the influence of alcohol.
A blood alcohol test result was pending at the time of the report being filed.
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ORIGINAL STORY | 05.13.2024 — 21:23
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — An approximately 35-year-old man is among those that were injured after a pickup truck plowed into a sedan, sending it crashing into a private property between the intersection of Santa Barbara Blvd N and Jacaranda Pkwy W in north Cape Coral.
The Cape Coral Fire Department and Lee County EMS responded to the call at 6:32 PM on Monday.
Responders arrived at the scene to find a man face down in front of his pickup truck.
He was unconscious when paramedics first arrived and had to be transported by LeeFlight helicopter as a trauma alert.
Bystanders immediately began rendering aid to several people involved in the accident, including a baby that was inside of the white sedan.
Another person was trapped inside of the sedan and had to be forcibly extricated from the vehicle by Cape FD using specialized equipment.
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CCPD officers stated that the truck rear-ended the sedan so fast that the sedan plowed into a fence line, then crashed into a tree on a private residential property.
Witnesses told us that the owners of the property were out of town and the dogsitter was the only person home at the time of the accident.
All lanes of Santa Barbara Blvd N were closed for about an hour but have since reopened.
The accident is under investigation.