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Fla. ambulance crash now a homicide investigation

Witnesses say the driver of the ambulance ran a stop sign at the intersection

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FORT MYERS, Fla. — Police are conducting a traffic homicide investigation due to the death of an unborn baby that occurred Tuesday. The crash happened at the intersection of Veronica Shoemaker Boulevard and Canal Street. Witnesses tell police the ambulance was traveling south on Veronica Shoemaker Boulevard.

The SUV was traveling east on Canal Street. Witnesses say the driver of the ambulance ran a stop sign at the intersection and the two collided.

Two paramedics in the ambulance were transporting a patient to Gulf Coast Hospital but witnesses say the emergency equipment was not activated.

Full story: Unborn baby dies in Fort Myers crash, traffic homicide investigation under way

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