
ESTERO, Fla. — A hit-and-run crash has left at least one person injured and caused a road block in the northbound lanes of U.S. 41 at Corkscrew Road, Florida Highway Patrol said.
The wreck took place at about 6:30 p.m. Friday. No further information is immediately available.
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