Pandora couple killed in car accident in Florida
Two Pandora residents were killed on March 3 in Florida when their vehicle collided with a police car.
The Fort Myers, Florida, News-Press reported that the couple, John and Marilyn Steffen of Pandora, stopped their 2003 Cadillac shortly after 9:30 a.m. at an intersection before turning left when they were hit on the driver’s side by a Lee County, Florida, police cruiser.
Click to view report from News-Press.
The cruiser, emergency lights activated, was responding to a 911 call. The deputy in the cruiser suffered minor injuries.
John Steffen died at the scene and Marilyn died en route to the hospital.
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