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North Fort Myers woman dies while crossing road the night of the Super Bowl

State troopers say the victim was 63 years old, and she was not in a crosswalk.
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NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol is investigating after a woman died crossing a road in Lee County.

Troopers said one car was driving east on Hancock Bridge Parkway, east of Marinatown Lane, around 10:40 p.m. Sunday night. At the same time, a 63-year-old woman was trying to cross the travel lanes of Hancock Bridge Parkway, from the south shoulder to the center grassy median.

The driver hit her, head-on. Although she was hospitalized, the woman died of her injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.