1 killed, 3 seriously injured in pickup truck collision on SR-29 in Immokalee

Writer: Joey Pellegrino
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The approximate site of a deadly pickup truck crash on SR-29 in Immokalee, Tuesday, August 23, 2022. Credit: Google Maps.

A man was killed and three more were seriously injured in a head-on collision between two pickup trucks on SR-29 in Immokalee early Tuesday morning.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 27-year-old man from Lehigh Acres, with another 27-year-old Lehigh Acres man as his passenger, was driving a white Dodge Ram north on SR-29, approaching Agriculture Way around 2:40 a.m. A 54-year-old Immokalee man with a 59-year-old Immokalee man as his passenger was driving a black Ford F-250 south on SR-29, south of Agriculture Way.

The Dodge Ram crossed the center line and entered the southbound lane. The front left of the Dodge collided with the front left of the Ford F-250. Both trucks came to rest on the shoulder of SR-29 South, with the Ford truck overturning.

The 27-year-old driver of the Dodge Ram was declared dead. The crash remains under investigation.

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