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Van crashes into Family Dollar store, Fort Myers woman in critical condition

Family Dollar crash
Family Dollar crash
Family Dollar crash
Family Dollar crash
Posted at 2:55 PM, Feb 08, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-08 21:29:31-05

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Lehigh Acres Fire is on the scene of a crash at the Sunshine Plaza, 1111 Homestead Rd. N, where a pedestrian walking outside the Family Dollar was injured as a van crashed through the storefront.

Just before 1:30 p.m., a 77-year old Lehigh Acres woman attempting to park a van accidentally jumped the curb and hit a woman on the sidewalk before crashing through the store.

The 57-year-old woman from Fort Myers was transported to Lee Memorial Hospital in serious condition.

LCSO is investigating the crash.