A Cape Coral woman was arrested after being accused of seriously injuring a pedestrian in a crash along Beach Parkway in Cape Coast Monday night.
According to the Cape Coral Police Department, officers responded to a traffic crash near the 1300 block of Beach Parkway around 8 p.m.
The crash involved a red Ford Escape, which police say was driven by Robin Marie Nicholson, 56. Nicholson veered to the right, striking a pedestrian as he walked in the bike lane along the roadway, officers say witnesses confirmed.
The person who was struck by the vehicle suffered a serious injury, and no further details have been released.
Officers said they saw signs of impairment in Nicholson, and she failed a field sobriety test. She was arrested on charges of Driving Under the Influence (DUI).
Nicholson was transported to the hospital, where a breath test showed a BAC of 0.118%, above the legal limit of 0.08%.
Nicholson was taken to the Lee County Jail and faces charges of DUI and serious bodily injury to another, a third-degree felony.
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