Cape Coral man involved in fatal crash Monday
A Punta Gorda driver was killed Monday in an accident that involved a Cape Coral man.
Joan Margarette Craft, 70, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on state Route 31, near Bayshore Road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The accident was not alcohol related.
The FHP reported that Jorge A. Perez-Infante, 50, was driving a semitrailer south on SR 31. At approximately 7:45 p.m., he slowed down north of Bayshore Road to make a right turn into a driveway access. Craft was also headed south on SR 31, traveling behind the semitrailer in a Hyundai Santa Fe.
Craft failed to slow in time for the semitrailer, according to FHP officials. The front of the vehicle collided into the rear of the semitrailer. Craft sustained fatal injuries as a result of the crash.
Perez-Infante was not injured in the accident.
The FHP reported that the crash investigation is still ongoing.