A Fort Myers man faces several charges after authorities say he was involved in a DUI crash that critically injured a toddler and another driver.
Alexquang Dang Nguyen, 45, is charged with two counts of DUI causing serious injury; two counts of DUI with damage to property; and one count of DUI with injury to another. He remained in custody at the Lee County Jail on Monday morning without bond set.
The wreck happened around 11:50 p.m. Sunday along State Road 82, near Gunnery Road, in Lehigh Acres, according to a Florida Highway Patrol incident report.
Troopers said Nguyen was traveling east State Road 82, on the inside lane, west of Daniels Parkway while a car operated by a 30-year-old Lehigh Acres woman was stopped on eastbound State Road 82, ahead of Nguyen, for a red light.
Authorities said Nguyen rear-ended the victim’s car, sending it off the road and into the northeast side shoulder tree line.
The driver and a 2-year-old were critically injured and taken to Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers, along with a 3-year-old who suffered nonlife-threatening injuries.
A 30-year-old Lehigh Acres man in the car wasn’t injured.
Nguyen, who was taken to the hospital, is next due in court April 8 for his arraignment.
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Source: msn
