STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — Nearly three months after a wrong-way crash left a longtime pediatric ICU nurse paralyzed, her family is still waiting for answers — and for accountability — in a case where no criminal charges have been filed.
Rebecca Engle, a 34-year veteran registered nurse and Stuart resident, was critically injured on the evening of Nov. 30 in a violent collision on SW Kanner Highway near SW Beverly Terrace in unincorporated Martin County.
According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) crash report, a vehicle traveling the wrong direction entered westbound lanes on State Road 76, triggering a chain-reaction crash. The sequence ended when that vehicle crossed into Engle’s lane and struck her SUV head-on.
Engle suffered incapacitating injuries and was airlifted to HCA Lawnwood Hospital.
A life changed in an instant
Engle had been driving home from Target after buying Christmas presents. She planned to help her daughter with a college application personal statement that night…