Woman dies after a Collier crash on County Road 951

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Site of a fatality Saturday afternoon. (Google Maps photo)
Site of a fatality Saturday afternoon. (Google Maps photo)

A woman has died following a Collier County crash Saturday afternoon.

Catherine Carollo, 84, died after a crash at County Road 951 and Triangle Blvd. in Lely Resort where she was a passenger.

Mary Russo, 84, was driving a Buick Lacrosse northbound with Carollo as a passenger. The Buick was within the left turn lane of CR-951. Robert Popoff, 57, was driving a Volvo S80 southbound within the center lane of CR-951.

As the Buick attempted a left turn and entered the center lane, the Volvo struck into the right side of the vehicle, the Florida Highway Patrol press release states. The Buick propelled into the center median curb of Triangle Blvd. moments before it came to rest.

 

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