Fatal crash closes lanes of US 41 Monday afternoon

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A fatal crash closed lanes of US 41 near 102 Avenue North Monday morning around 10:00 a.m.

A truck was driving southbound in the inside lane of US 41 when a pedestrian who was working in the median stepped into the street.

36-year-old Jose Ruben Velez Padilla of Naples was struck by the vehicle.

Padilla was taken to North Collier Hospital where he died from his injuries.

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