Crime & Safety
Semi-Truck Crashes Into I-75 Toll Plaza In Collier County: FHP
A toll worker was seriously injured after a semi-truck crashed into a Collier County toll plaza on I-75, Florida Highway Patrol said.
NAPLES, FL — A semi-truck hauling an empty cement trucker crashed into a toll plaza and a passenger vehicle on I-75 East in Collier County, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.
The crash happened Monday at mile marker 100, near the Collier Boulevard exit, the agency said.
A toll plaza worker seriously injured in the crash was flown to an area hospital, FHP said. The two people in the passenger vehicle were brought to a hospital with minor injuries.
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Several of the eastbound Interstate 75 toll lanes are closed following the crash. The inside SunPass lane and left attended lane remain open, according to FHP.
The crash remains under investigation.
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