North Fort Myers, FL (July 28, 2018) – An incident took place involving a forklift in North Fort Myers that left one person dead. The accident involved a pedestrian and a commercial vehicle. The Florida Highway Patrol was called to investigate.
58-year-old James Padgett was stacking boxes onto a forklift on a private driveway in Fort Myers. The incident took place at Mader Electric Motors on Tamiami Trail.
The driver of a commercial flatbed truck came driving through with a crane attached to it. They were backing up in a parking lot, which is when they made contact with Padgett. The vehicle slammed into him and pinned him between the two vehicles.
Padgett was immediately taken to Lee Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The investigation into the matter continues.
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