Dead coyote causes traffic crash in Bonita Springs

FHP: Dead coyote causes traffic crash in Bonita Springs

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Published On: Jan 21 2013 02:12:57 PM EST

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — A Naples woman wasn't injured when authorities say her car struck a dead coyote on the road.

According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, the woman was driving early Monday morning when she struck the animal. The driver lost control of the car and crashed into a bridge guard rail before spinning several times.

Authorities have not said how or when the animal died. The woman has not been charged.

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