2 injured after driver fails to yield on left turn, causes 3-vehicle crash on SR-78 in N. Fort Myers

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. —

Two people were injured in a three-vehicle crash on Pine Island Road in North Fort Myers.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, an SUV driven by a 78-year-old man was traveling west on Pine Island Road at Piney Road around 7:37 a.m. The SUV was stopped on the westbound left turn lane, yielding to a flashing yellow left turn arrow.

A car driven by a 63-year-old woman was traveling east on Pine Island Road in the eastbound left lane, with another car being driven by a 26-year-old man behind it.

The SUV failed to yield and initiated a left turn, FHP said. The SUV crashed into the car driven by the 63-year-old woman, which caused the car to spin right and crash into the other car behind it.

The 78-year-old driver of the SUV was not wearing a seatbelt and was transported to the hospital as a trauma alert with serious injuries, FHP said. The 63-year-old woman was transported to the hospital, and the 26-year-old was uninjured.

FHP said the crash remains under investigation.

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