Collier County crash on I-75 kills 3, including Good Samaritan who stopped to help

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. (WINK)—Three people died and four more were injured in a multi-vehicle crash early Sunday morning on southbound Interstate 75 at mile marker 107 near the Pine Ridge Road exit, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

FHP said a 31-year-old Naples man driving a 2014 Freightliner box truck drifted off the roadway around 3:54 a.m., veered back onto southbound I-75 and overturned, blocking the center and outside travel lanes. The driver sustained minor injuries and exited the truck.

A 25-year-old Naples man driving a BMW stopped at the crash scene and got out to help the box truck driver, according to FHP. A 20-year-old Naples man driving a 2023 Tesla with four passengers was traveling south on I-75 when the front of the Tesla collided with the underside of the overturned box truck and the BMW driver.

Two passengers in the Tesla, an 18-year-old Naples man and a 19-year-old Naples man, were pronounced dead at the scene. The Tesla driver and two other passengers, a 19-year-old Naples man and a 20-year-old Naples man, sustained serious injuries and were transported to an area hospital.

The BMW driver sustained critical injuries, was transported to an area hospital and later died. The box truck driver was also taken to an area hospital with minor injuries.

Southbound lanes of I-75 were closed, but have since reopened. FHP says the crash remains under investigation.