Tractor trailer drives into canal on Alligator Alley
| Published: | Aug 30, 2012 11:59 AM EDT |
| Updated: | Aug 30, 2012 5:19 PM EDT |
COLLIER COUNTY, Fla.- Part of westbound I-75, on Alligator Alley, was blocked at mile marker 94 on Thursday, after a tractor trailer drove into a canal.
The accident happened around 11:30 a.m.
The Collier County Dive Team and FHP were able to assist with the removal of the sole occupant, 39-year-old Eduardo Perez, from the submerged vehicle.
Perez was conscious on the scene and was airlifted to Lee Memorial Hospital, where he remains in serious condition.
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