One driver caught up in 8-car Punta Gorda crash speaks

A 23-year-old Fort Myers man is facing seven counts of DUI with property damage for causing a crash in Punta Gorda on Saturday, the Florida Highway Patrol said.The crash happened shortly before noon.WINK News spoke to one of the drivers who was caught up in the eight-car crash.Destroyed cars, ambulances and a staggering man are the things Becky Schenck remembers most about her Saturday.

“It was a scary situation. I was. I was trying to figure out if everybody was okay,” Schenck said.The man, identified in Charlotte County arrest records as Isaiah Lee Berrios, was headed north in the right lane of US-41 when he collided with several cars stopped for traffic at Jones Loop Road, causing a chain reaction crash.

A 23-year-old Fort Myers man is facing seven counts of DUI with property damage for causing a crash in Punta Gorda on Saturday, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The man, identified in Charlotte County arrest records as Isaiah Lee Berrios, was headed north in the right lane of US-41 when he collided with several cars stopped for traffic at Jones Loop Road, causing a chain reaction crash.

Berrios suffered minor injuries. No one else was injured, FHP said.

Berrios was also cited for careless driving, FHP said. He remains in the Charlotte County Jail.

The crash happened shortly before noon.

A 23-year-old Fort Myers man is facing seven counts of DUI with property damage for causing a crash in Punta Gorda on Saturday, the Florida Highway Patrol said.The crash happened shortly before noon.WINK News spoke to one of the drivers who was caught up in the eight-car crash.Destroyed cars, ambulances and a staggering man are the things Becky Schenck remembers most about her Saturday.

“It was a scary situation. I was. I was trying to figure out if everybody was okay,” Schenck said.The man, identified in Charlotte County arrest records as Isaiah Lee Berrios, was headed north in the right lane of US-41 when he collided with several cars stopped for traffic at Jones Loop Road, causing a chain reaction crash.

A 23-year-old Fort Myers man is facing seven counts of DUI with property damage for causing a crash in Punta Gorda on Saturday, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The man, identified in Charlotte County arrest records as Isaiah Lee Berrios, was headed north in the right lane of US-41 when he collided with several cars stopped for traffic at Jones Loop Road, causing a chain reaction crash.

Berrios suffered minor injuries. No one else was injured, FHP said.

Berrios was also cited for careless driving, FHP said. He remains in the Charlotte County Jail.

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