(April 14, 2025) — On April 12, 2025, at around 9:15 PM, officers working for the Cape Coral Police responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Del Prado Boulevard and NE 2nd Street, Cape Coral, Florida. Our department received several 911 calls saying the crash involved a 2015 black Hyundai Tucson and a 2012 black Harley Davidson motorcycle. The two people on the motorcycle had serious injuries. Both were transported to Gulf Coast Hospital.
Witnesses told officers they saw a Hispanic male wearing a gray shirt and blue jeans rummaging around in the black car that crashed into the motorcycle. They said the male then walked away from the area on a cell phone.
Investigators observed a Harley Davidson motorcycle with severe front-end damage and a black Hyundai Tucson with damage to its passenger-side rear door and rear wheel area.
Surveillance video from a nearby business shows the black Harley Davidson traveling northbound on Del Prado Boulevard with its headlight turned on at a speed similar to other vehicles moving in the same direction. The black Hyundai is then seen traveling south and turning directly into the path of the motorcycle. In the video, a Hispanic male wearing a gray shirt and blue jeans exits the driver’s side, opens the rear drivers-side door, and is seen looking for something inside the vehicle. The male then appears to be talking on a cell phone and leaves the area, walking eastbound on NE 2nd Street. The cameras are good quality and show a clear image of the male.
One officer on scene heard a cell phone ringing over and over in the black Hyundai. To see if the person calling could help locate the driver to check on their condition, the officer answered the phone. The woman on the phone identified Donis Ramon Centeno as the owner of the phone found at the crash scene. She said Centeno left at around 5 or 6 PM.
Another officer on scene said he arrested Centeno on October 24, 2024, for knowingly driving while his license was suspended. That officer looked at the surveillance video and positively identified Centeno as the man fleeing the crash scene on foot.
The investigation revealed Donis Ramon Centeno (DOB 01/23/1986) was driving the 2015 Black Hyundai Tucson that was involved in a crash at the intersection of Del Prado Boulevard and NE 2nd Street. There were clearly two people lying in the roadway that were thrown from the motorcycle with serious injuries near a heavily damaged motorcycle. Witnesses only observed Centeno searching through his vehicle to find something before walking away from the area and never rendered aid to the two riders in the middle of the roadway. Centeno was clearly on a cell phone walking away from the scene but did not call 911 to report the crash. His license is currently revoked due to habitual traffic offender status.
On April 13, 2025, officers went to Centeno’s home. When they knocked on the door, Centeno answered. He was arrested and taken to the Lee County Jail on the following charges:
–2 counts in violation of F.S.S. 316.027(2b), Leaving the Scene of a Crash Causing Serious Bodily Injury.
One person on the motorcycle has serious but non-life-threatening injuries from the crash. The other has life-threatening injuries and remains in critical condition.
Arrested: Donis Ramon Centeno (DOB 01/23/1986)