![]() I-10 eastbound also had heavy traffic, particularly through Tallahassee. The flood threat at the bridge was an additional reason state officials urged residents not to drive home yet Wednesday.Īnother trouble spot - the I-10/I-75 interchange in Lake City, about 45 miles south of the Georgia line - also had another day of congestion as evacuees made their return from Georgia and Alabama. Geological Survey were monitoring river levels at the bridge around the clock.Īn official from the USGS told the Times/Herald it was informed by the FDOT the interstate would have to be closed at a river level of 58 feet.Īccording to the USGS, the Sante Fe River at O'Leno State Park - less than a mile to the west of I-75 - measured at 56.61 feet as of 4:15 p.m. Rick Scott, said FDOT bridge inspectors and the U.S. About that time, the river under I-75 had "rapidly risen 15 feet within the past 36 hours due to the heavy rainfall over North Florida from Hurricane Irma." ![]() "The river is expected to crest at historic and unprecedented levels, presenting a potential threat to the safety of travel on this bridge," the Florida Department of Transportation said in a statement. The I-75 bridge over the Sante Fe River near mile marker 408 "remains safe and passable," state transportation officials said earlier Wednesday. An estimate of when it would close was not available.Ĭlosing this stretch of I-75 would force drivers onto long detours that could add as much as 200 or 300 miles to an already-grueling trip home. The scene of the crash is a quarter mile from the Texas Roadhouse location on 8021 Dani Drive.Officials said late Wednesday that I-75 would remain open, but it could still be closed if the Santa Fe continued its rise. The crash occurred along Topgolf Way in Fort Myers, close to Interstate 75 and Dani Drive. The restaurant posted a message to their Facebook saying "due to an employee-related issue," they would be closed today and reopen at 3 p.m. We ask everyone in the community to pray for his family & friends, as we get through this impossibly difficult time together." It hurts even more when it's one of our own. "Anytime someone passes, we lose a little bit of who we are. "Jackson embraced so many people and now we need to embrace his memory," the post read. The South Fort Myers baseball team's Instagram page posted a message of condolences Monday afternoon to Willie Eyre, the school's head baseball coach and Jackson's father, and his family. According to Texas Roadhouse, four of the victims were identified as Amanda Ferguson, Eric Paul, Breanna Coleman, and Jackson Eyre. ![]() Officers also confirmed some of the victims worked at a Texas Roadhouse at Six Mile Cypress and Challenger Boulevard. All that was provided so far is that two men and three women, all 18 or 19 years old, were in the car when it crashed.Ĭapuzzi said police continue to investigate and will release the teens' names Tuesday morning. Who are the victims of the crash?Īs of now, FMPD has not released the identities of the five victims. Please call FMPD or Crime Stoppers at 80. Witnesses may call the Fort Myers Police Department at 23 or Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers. Detectives are continuing to seek any information and are hoping others in the area saw something last night. What is the cause of the crash?Īt this time, officers have not released what caused this crash. The five were declared dead at the scene. "It took a long time to get it out," Capuzzi said of the car Tuesday afternoon. She said the driver apparently lost control of a small, black Kia sedan as Challenger Boulevard turns into Topgolf Way, running parallel to Interstate 75. Sunday and early Monday, a car crashed into a retention pond and was submerged. Kristen Capuzzi, Fort Myers Police Department spokeswoman, confirmed that sometime between 10:30 p.m. Here's what we know about the accident so far:īreaking news update on accident: 5 teens dead after car found submerged near Topgolf in Fort Myers What happened on Sunday night on Topgolf Way in Fort Myers? Sunday, Fort Myers Police Department confirmed Monday morning after finding the car submerged in a retention pond next to the Topgolf east of Interstate 75 and Colonial.Īccording to Florida Department of Transportation officials, this incident has the most fatalities for a Lee County traffic accident recorded in FDOT data dating back to 2011. ![]() View Gallery: Fort Myers: 5 teens found dead in submerged vehicle off Topgolf Wayįive Fort Myers teens died in a single-vehicle wreck sometime after 10 p.m.
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