UPDATE | 09.06.24
3:00 PM — The Florida Highway Patrol confirms a 47-year-old Naples woman has died after a semi-truck ran a red light and struck her SUV.
A semi-truck transporting fertilizer, driven by a 52-year-old man from Avon Park, was traveling west on Immokalee Road approaching Logan Boulevard.
An SUV driven by a 47-year-old Naples woman was traveling south on Logan Boulevard preparing to turn east onto Immokalee Road.
A green light was displayed for the SUV and the driver proceeded into the intersection to make the left turn onto Immokalee Road.
Witnesses say the semi-truck failed to stop at a steady red light and collided with the left side of the SUV.
As a result the SUV was pushed into another SUV stopped in the westbound lanes of Immokalee Road.
The 47-year-old woman was transported to a local hospital where she was later pronounced dead.
Two children in her vehicle also sustained serious injuries.
No other injuries were reported.
The crash remains under investigation.
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ORIGINAL STORY | 09.05.24 | 11:36 AM
Collier County, FL — A woman has died and two children have been seriously injured after a crash involving an SUV and a semi-truck at Immokalee Road and Logan Boulevard in North Naples.
North Collier Fire, Greater Naples Fire and Collier County EMS crews responded to the incident at 8:49 AM Thursday morning.
All three occupants inside the SUV were entrapped and had to be removed from the vehicle by firefighters.
The female driver of the SUV went into cardiac arrest and was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced deceased.
The two children in the SUV both sustained serious injuries meeting “Trauma Alert” criteria and were transported by MedFlight to Gulf Coast Medical Center.
A third SUV was also damaged in the collision.
Multiple lanes of Immokalee Road are blocked in both directions.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating.
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By: Alex Ihrig | UCBN
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