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Two drivers seriously injured after car loses traction in Cape Coral

Posted at 9:14 AM, Nov 24, 2017
and last updated 2017-11-25 13:19:36-05

CAPE CORAL, Fla. – We’re learning more about a 3-car crash in Cape Coral that left two people seriously hurt Thursday. 

It happened at 3:40pm on Veterans Parkway just west of Country Club Boulevard. 

Investigators say 36-year-old Kenneth Graves of Cape Coral was heading west on Veterans when his car lost traction.  His Mustang spun out, went airborne when it hit the median, and slammed into an oncoming Prius and then hit an SUV.

The driver of the Prius, 32-year-old Kennya Ojeda, suffered critical injuries.  Graves is in serious, but stable condition. 

The third driver wasn't hurt.

Veterans Parkway was shut down for several hours while an investigation was launched by the Major Crash Investigator.

Police say the crash was not alcohol or drug related.