UPDATE: Midpoint Memorial Bridge reopens after fatal Friday crash

Tomas Rodriguez, Naples Daily News
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The Midpoint Memorial Bridge linking Cape Coral and Fort Myers reopened its eastbound lanes Friday afternoon after a fatal crash closed it for hours, Florida Highway Patrol reports.

Troopers are responding to a traffic crash involving a fatality on the eastbound lanes in Fort Myers. The crash occurred before 11 a.m.; Cape Coral Police Department said the eastbound lanes of the bridge would be closed for hours.

Florida Highway Patrol, along with the Lee County Sheriff's Office, Cape Coral Police and the Cape Coral Fire Department, are responding to a traffic crash involving a fatality on the eastbound lanes in Fort Myers on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022.
Florida Highway Patrol, along with the Lee County Sheriff's Office, Cape Coral Police and the Cape Coral Fire Department, are responding to a traffic crash involving a fatality on the eastbound lanes in Fort Myers on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022.

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Cape Coral police announced the bridge reopening shortly after 3:30 p.m.

There have been at least 114 deaths on Lee County roads this year, Florida Highway Patrol data shows.

Tomas Rodriguez is a Breaking/Live News Reporter for the Naples Daily News and The News-Press. You can reach Tomas at TRodriguez@gannett.com or 772-333-5501. Connect with him on Twitter @TomasFRoBeltran, Instagram @tomasfrobeltran and Facebook @tomasrodrigueznews.

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