Two suspects in a truck that investigators said was stolen crashed head-on into a car on 23rd Street Southwest in Lehigh Acres on Thursday, sending three people to the hospital.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said a driver and passenger in a green truck crashed into the car as they were leaving the scene of the theft that included a series of vehicle break-ins.
The crash scene, at 23rd SW and Beth Stacey Boulevard, will be closed for an unknown amount of time, the Sheriff’s Office said, as detectives conduct an investigation.
Firefighters, EMTs and police had to hike through rough terrain to the vehicle and carry out both adult passengers who were strapped on backboards back to the awaiting ambulances.
The vehicle was occupied by a man and woman in their younger 20s. One was ejected from the vehicle, Alfred said. They were transported to St. George Regional Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
At the scene, the smashed Camry was over 150 feet from the spot where it left the road. Tire tracks were apparent where the Camry left the road, but no braking skid marks were visible. Santa Clara-Ivins Fire and Rescue reported the vehicle was about 80 yards off the roadway.
The bumper and one tire were over 25 feet from the vehicle. Crushed from all sides, the vehicle went through a barbed wire fence, breaking several small logs and came to rest in a wash near a tree and more logs.
Several circular Buzz Ball alcohol bottles were found littered around the vehicle
Two suspects in a truck that investigators said was stolen crashed head-on into a car on 23rd Street Southwest in Lehigh Acres on Thursday, sending three people to the hospital.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said a driver and passenger in a green truck crashed into the car as they were leaving the scene of the theft that included a series of vehicle break-ins.
The crash scene, at 23rd SW and Beth Stacey Boulevard, will be closed for an unknown amount of time, the Sheriff’s Office said, as detectives conduct an investigation.
Firefighters, EMTs and police had to hike through rough terrain to the vehicle and carry out both adult passengers who were strapped on backboards back to the awaiting ambulances.
The vehicle was occupied by a man and woman in their younger 20s. One was ejected from the vehicle, Alfred said. They were transported to St. George Regional Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
At the scene, the smashed Camry was over 150 feet from the spot where it left the road. Tire tracks were apparent where the Camry left the road, but no braking skid marks were visible. Santa Clara-Ivins Fire and Rescue reported the vehicle was about 80 yards off the roadway.
The bumper and one tire were over 25 feet from the vehicle. Crushed from all sides, the vehicle went through a barbed wire fence, breaking several small logs and came to rest in a wash near a tree and more logs.
Several circular Buzz Ball alcohol bottles were found littered around the vehicle
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