One person dead after crash on Colonial Blvd.
Crash shutdown eastbound lanes of Colonial Blvd. Saturday night
One man is dead after being hit and killed by a car Saturday night in Fort Myers.The crash happened around 7:30 p.m. near the 7-Eleven near Colonial Boulevard and Deleon Street. Fort Myers police said the driver remained on the scene. Eastbound lanes of Colonial Blvd. were still closed as of 9:30 p.m. while investigators were on scene."We don't have an I.D. on him yet, so we're trying to identify who he is. So we're waiting to identify him to find out if he (had) any prior trespass warning from the 7-Eleven or not. I believe he was just here, causing an issue and they wanted him and that's when they called us. So on the way over here, he decided to leave and cross the traffic unfortunately he was struck by a vehicle," said Sergeant Rami Mousa from the Fort Myers Police Department.ABC7 crews spoke to the manager of the 7-Eleven and said the man appeared to be under the influence, it's unclear if he was though according to Fort Myers Police. The Eastbound Lanes were cleared just after 11 p.m. on Saturday. This is a breaking news story. Check back for more updates. Download our free ABC7 News app for the latest news and weather alerts.One man is dead after being hit and killed by a car Saturday night in Fort Myers.
The crash happened around 7:30 p.m. near the 7-Eleven near Colonial Boulevard and Deleon Street.
Fort Myers police said the driver remained on the scene.
Eastbound lanes of Colonial Blvd. were still closed as of 9:30 p.m. while investigators were on scene. "We don't have an I.D. on him yet, so we're trying to identify who he is. So we're waiting to identify him to find out if he (had) any prior trespass warning from the 7-Eleven or not. I believe he was just here, causing an issue and they wanted him [out] and that's when they called us. So on the way over here, he decided to leave and cross the traffic unfortunately he was struck by a vehicle," said Sergeant Rami Mousa from the Fort Myers Police Department.
ABC7 crews spoke to the manager of the 7-Eleven and said the man appeared to be under the influence, it's unclear if he was though according to Fort Myers Police.
The Eastbound Lanes were cleared just after 11 p.m. on Saturday.
This is a breaking news story. Check back for more updates.
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