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A car-motorcycle crash shortly before 1 p.m. Sunday closed all lanes of Burnt Store Road in Cape Coral and resulted in the death of one person and critical injuries to another. A Florida Highway Patrol report said a car initially stopped on Islamorada in the left turn lane at the intersection with Burnt Store turned left in front of a motorcycle being driven south on Burnt Store by a 43-year-old male driver and a 40-year-old female passenger from Punta Gorda. The front of the motorcycle hit the left side of the car. The motorcycle driver was taken to Lee Memorial Hospital in critical condi...

Cape Coral considers commercial plan for future of Burnt Store Rd corridor Published: April 28, 2021 4:02 PM EDT Updated: April 28, 2021 5:27 PM EDT Recommended The City of Cape Coral is considering a plan that would expand development along Burnt Store Road. While more traffic on a roadway is unwanted most of the time, the possibilities for additional restaurants and grocery stores is welcomed by many community members who normally travel miles for these things. Burnt Store is the main thoroughfare road from Cape Coral to Charlotte County, and it’s growing fast. “You have houses coming a...

Cape Coral woman dies days after crash Published: April 16, 2021 12:22 PM EDT Updated: April 16, 2021 2:58 PM EDT Recommended A Cape Coral woman who was involved in a crash on April 9 has died. The Cape Coral Police Department said Edelmira Lopez was a passenger in a vehicle involved in a crash who appeared to suffer minor injuries but died on Tuesday. The crash occurred at Burnt Store Road North and Tropicana Parkway West at around 2:30 p.m. Lopez was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Iliana Munoz, also of Cape Coral. Munoz suffered minor injuries. According to Cape Coral police, Munoz was ...

28-year-old man killed in single-vehicle crash on Burnt Store Rd in Charlotte County Published: April 13, 2021 7:11 PM EDT Updated: April 13, 2021 10:28 PM EDT Recommended State troopers responded to the deadly crash on Burnt Store Road at Vincent Avenue. According to the FHP crash report, the driver was traveling southbound on Burnt Store Rd. and traveled off the road to the left, went back onto the road and then went off the road again, causing the truck to rollover. The truck then hit a traffic control sign, and the driver was ejected from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene o...

Six students, driver injured in Charlotte County school bus crash Published: April 9, 2021 10:07 AM EDT Updated: April 9, 2021 4:13 PM EDT Recommended The crash happened just before 9 a.m. on Jones Loop Road near US-41. According to Charlotte County Fire and Emergency Medical Services, 24 students were on board when a utility van rear-ended the bus, which was headed to Punta Gorda Middle School. The bus was stopped at a railroad track, which is required by law. The driver and the six students received minor injuries. The bus was damaged but was able to be driven away from the crash. The van w...