Monday, October 19, 2026
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Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run at Colonial Boulevard and Plantation Road, Fort Myers police said

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The Fort Myers Police Department said a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle near Colonial Boulevard and Plantation Road on Monday, October 19, and police are investigating it as a hit-and-run. Northbound lanes were blocked and southbound lanes were open at the time of the first report. The victim and any driver or vehicle had not been identified publicly.

A close view of an unmarked emergency light bar on a patrol vehicle, not a photograph of this crash. Stock photo
Stock photo. Not the actual scene. Photo: Connor Scott McManus / Pexels

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle near Colonial Boulevard and Plantation Road in Fort Myers on Monday, according to the Fort Myers Police Department, and police are investigating the crash as a hit-and-run. Tyler Watkins of Gulf Coast News reported the death Monday afternoon.

Northbound lanes were blocked and southbound lanes were open at the time of that report. Police had not said when the blocked lanes would reopen.

The victim had not been identified. Police had not said whether investigators had identified a driver or a vehicle. The Fort Myers Police Department had not posted a public release on the crash when this brief was published.

Where we read it: Tyler Watkins at Gulf Coast News. Read their story.

The document: No public filing has been released.