LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) confirms a 43-year-old Fort Myers man who driving a motorcycle died in the crash and his passenger was injured.
It happened just after 8:00 p.m. on San Carlos Boulevard and Heidi Lee Lane.
According to FHP, the victim was traveling north on San Carlos Boulevard and was approaching Heidi Lee Lane. He slowed to turn into a driveway when investigators say a pickup truck attempted to pass on the right and hit the motorcyclist.
The motorcyclist died at the scene and his passenger was hurt in the crash and taken to the hospital.
The four men in the pickup truck were not hurt.
FHP is investigating the cause of the fatal crash.
TRAFFIC ADVISORY — Deputies are working a traffic crash on San Carlos Boulevard in Fort Myers. The boulevard is currently shutdown from Linda Loma Drive to Heidi Lee Lane. Motorists, please utilize an alternate route. We will provide updates as they become available. pic.twitter.com/d1CRbsd02x
— Carmine Marceno - Florida’s Law and Order Sheriff (@SheriffLeeFL) April 24, 2023
