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Matlacha woman dies after vehicle crashes into patrons at The BBQ Place
An 80-year-old Matlacha woman who was sitting with friends at a table outside The BBQ Place in Matlacha was killed and four others injured when a vehicle went off the road and crashed into their table Saturday afternoon. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a sedan that was traveling east on Pine Island Road struck five patrons seated at outside restaurant tables at The BBQ Place, and then hit an unoccupied motorcycle and a westbound pickup truck. Matlacha/Pine Island Fire Control District Chief Ben Mickuleit reported that, at 5:50 p.m., Saturday, a number of island emergency crews, along with four ambulances and two EMS supervisors, responded to the report of multiple people ...
