Man hurt in crash released from hospital
A Cape Coral driver has been released from the hospital after an accident earlier this month.
As of Tuesday, Thomas Hierspiel, 81, of 512 S.E. Sixth Terrace, had been discharged from Lee Memorial Hospital, where he was transported on Feb. 4 following the crash, according to officials.
Cape police reported that Hierspiel was driving a Kia Soul east on Northeast Pine Island and approaching Hibiscus Drive. At 9:19 a.m., he entered the center median to turn into a business at 1929 N.E. Pine Island Road. Hierspiel failed to yield the right of way to oncoming traffic and turned left.
As he made the turn, he entered the path of a Kia Sedona headed west on Pine Island.
The front of the Sedona struck the passenger side of the Soul, according to police. As a result of the collision, the Soul was forced to the northwest and both vehicles came to a rest in the intersection.
Hierspiel sustained serious head and neck injuries and was trauma-alerted to the hospital.
Police reported that he was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.
The driver of the Sedona, Linda D. Long, 55, of 360 Hague St., North Fort Myers, sustained minor injuries, including an abrasion to her forearm. She was not transported to a hospital for treatment.
The crash is not alcohol or drug related, according to police.