Florida Highway Patrol says one person is dead, and one has serious injuries after a car crashed into a tree and burst into flames in Lehigh Acres on Sunday.
According to Florida Highway Patrol, Viveros’s Ford mustang vehicle was heading North on Unice Avenue and approaching the intersection of 71st Street West when it reportedly traveled off the roadway then crashed into a tree.
FHP says a 43-year-old woman from Weston, who was a passenger in the car, was the person who died. They say she was not wearing a seatbelt.
According to a witness the car lost control and hit a tree. Then explosion and the car went up in flames. That fire has since been extinguished. FHP confirmed the witness’s story.
The driver, 26-year-old Osvaldo Viveros, sustained serious injuries.
Troopers say Viveros faces charges of DUI Manslaughter and driving without a valid license involving death. He also had a warrant out from the state of California.
Viveros is currently at the Lee County Jail.