Man finds couple holding hands after fatal Burnt Store Road crash
By Blaine Montgomery
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CAPE CORAL, Florida (WBBH) — Burnt Store Road has reopened after a deadly crash claimed three lives near Sand Road — but for one Cape Coral resident who rushed to help, the emotional impact is lasting.
Bryan Greenwell, who lives nearby, heard what he thought was a car hitting his house late Monday night. Stepping outside, he noticed an unusual silence on the typically busy two-lane road. That’s when he knew something was wrong.
Driving toward the quiet, Greenwell found a horrific crash involving three vehicles near Janis Road. He ran to check on the victims — and what he saw will stay with him forever.
Inside one car, a husband and wife sat motionless. The vehicle was nearly on its side. Greenwell says the woman appeared to be reaching for her husband, and he was holding her hand — a final embrace in their last moments.
Cape Coral Police identified the couple as Norma Jean Ralston and Gary Galiher. Also killed in the crash was 48-year-old Laura Beasley, a wife, mother, and grandmother.
Greenwell says the tragedy left him shaken, but that moment of connection between the couple — even in death — offered a small sense of peace.
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