Fort Myers Men Killed in SR-70 Car Accident Were Soldiers en Route to Visit Family in South Florida
News reports state that two friends from Fort Myers, Florida, who were killed in a car accident this past weekend, were U.S. Army soldiers en route to surprise their families in southwest Florida, before being deployed to Iraq.
According to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), this fatal traffic accident occurred in Fort Pierce on a dark stretch of Okeechobee Rd on Sat. night Oct 24. The FHP reports that a 21-year-old man from Fort Myers, Florida, and his friend, a 24-year-old man from North Fort Myers, Florida, had pulled over, parked on the median, and were arguing in the westbound lane of SR 70. They were struck by a vehicle traveling westbound.
The other vehicle involved was driven by a 24-year-old Okeechobee man, who told authorities he did not see the other two men in time to swerve and avoid them. There were no further details available regarding investigation into this Florida motor vehicle accident.
Fort Myers car accident attorneys may get involved in cases where a fatal Florida car crash or car-pedestrian accident has occurred due to negligent or reckless driving. To date no charges have been filed in this tragic case, which has left all the families involved grieving.
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