Fort Myers and Lee County Car Accidents Claim Lives This Past Weekend

October got off to a deadly start on Fort Myers, Florida area streets and roads.

According to news reports quoting the Sheriff's Office, the following fatal Lee County, Florida auto accidents occurred:

Sat. Oct. 2 after 10 p.m., a Fort Myers, Florida woman was killed in a traffic crash in Lehigh Acres on SR 82.

Sun. Oct. 3 after 7:30 p.m., a man fell out of the bed of a pickup truck and died of a head injury.

Mon. Oct. 4 after 6 a.m., another accident occurred in North Fort Myers, Florida, claiming the life of a pedestrian. According to news reports, the Florida Highway Patrol stated that a fatal pedestrian accident took place near the intersection of Flamingo Dr and Bayshore Rd in North Ft. Myers. The traffic accident victim was brought to Lee Memorial Hospital, Florida, where he died of his injuries.

Lee County Florida Traffic Accident Fatality Statistics

Families may sometimes consult an experienced Fort Myers car accident lawyer, who can work with them to help determine liability in serious and fatal Lee County, Florida motor vehicle accidents.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ranks Lee County, Florida, among the state counties with the highest traffic accident death rates (with more than 56 auto crash fatalities occurring in 2008). Lee County includes Fort Myers, North Fort Myers, Lehigh Acres, and Cape Coral, Florida. (Source: NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts Florida 2004-2008)

In 2008, the most deadly counties in Florida for fatal auto accidents were Miami-Dade County (269 fatalities) and Broward County, Florida (227 fatalities), followed by Palm Beach County (198 deaths).

Two fatalities occur in Lehigh over past weekend
LehighAcresCitizen.com Oct. 4, 2010

Pedestrian dies in early morning accident on Bayshore Road
NorthFortMyersNeighbor.com Oct. 4, 2010

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