The Cape Coral Police Department worked a Saturday morning crash on a residential street that occurred due to speed and resulted in serious injuries. The crash synopsis from the Major Crash Investigator is below:

DATE:  December 16, 2017
TIME:  11:01 AM
LOCATION: 310 SE 10th Terrace  
CR#:  17-022777
ASSIGNED MCI: Officer D. Gray

VEHICLE 1:  White 2000 Jeep Cherokee, SUV, Florida tag.
DRIVER 1:  16 year old W/M, of Cape Coral, FL.
DRIVER 1 INJURIES:  Driver 1 suffered serious injury in the crash.

PASSENGER 1 (Right Front): 15 year old W/M, of Cape Coral, FL.
PASSENGER 1 INJURIES: Passenger 1 suffered minor injuries in the crash.

SYNOPSIS:

Vehicle 1 was traveling east at the 200-block of SE 10th Terrace at a high rate of speed. As Vehicle 1 approached the right hand bend in the roadway, the driver over-corrected and drove off the roadway to the right with the right tires onto the lawn of 232 SE 10th Terrace. As the driver attempted to get back onto the roadway, it crossed SE 10th Terrace diagonally and its rear end rotated clockwise. Vehicle 1 left the roadway to the left, struck a mailbox at 241 SE 10th Terrace and continued to slide sideways to the southeast through the lawn of that residence. Vehicle 1 rolled to its left, rolling across the driveways and lawns of 3 additional residences. Vehicle 1 then struck the rear of an unoccupied Chevy Cruz parked on the driveway of 307 SE 10th Terrace. Vehicle 1 continued to the southeast, collided with the mailbox at that residence and came to final rest on its right side on the front lawn. The driver of Vehicle 1 was ejected as the vehicle rolled and came to rest a further 37 feet past the final rest position of Vehicle 1.

The driver of Vehicle 1 suffered serious injuries and was trauma alerted to a local hospital. The passenger of Vehicle 1 suffered minor injuries and was also transported to a local hospital.  

MCI Officers D. Gray and DRE T. Kortright responded. CCPD Forensics and a Victim Advocate also responded.

Alcohol/drugs ARE NOT a factor in the traffic crash. Next-of-kin HAVE BEEN notified.

***There are 16 traffic fatalities and 44 MCI usages in our city in 2017. (There are 0 fatalities that are ruled “medical” and the cause of death is not related to injuries in the traffic crash.

These 0 “medical” fatalities are not included in the number of traffic fatalities).***

Breakdown of the past several years fyi……

2017: 16 Traffic fatalities, 6 DUI related (44 MCI usages) (this number DOES NOT INCLUDE 0 medical ruled death)

2016: 11 Traffic fatalities, 4 DUI related (35 MCI usages) (this number DOES NOT INCLUDE 0 medical ruled death)

2015: 13 Traffic fatalities, 9 DUI related (43 MCI usages) (this number DOES NOT INCLUDE 1 medical ruled death)

2014: 10 Traffic fatalities, 5 DUI related (40 MCI usages) (this number DOES NOT INCLUDE 2 medical ruled death)

2013: 19 Traffic fatalities, 6 DUI related (43 MCI usages) (this number DOES NOT INCLUDE 3 medical ruled deaths)

2012: 10 Traffic fatalities, 6 DUI related (21 MCI usages)

2011: 11 Traffic fatalities, 4 DUI related (24 MCI usages) (this number DOES NOT INCLUDE 2 medical and 1 suicide ruled deaths)

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