Motorcyclist, passenger hospitalized after Desoto Blvd crash

Writer: Joey Pellegrino
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The approximate site of a crash on Desoto Boulevard in Collier County, Monday, November 7, 2022. Credit: Google Maps

A motorcyclist and his passenger were both hospitalized and the passenger lost her unborn baby after a Monday night crash on DeSoto Boulevard in Collier County.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a motorcycle driven by a 35-year-old man from Naples, with a fellow Naples passenger of the same age, was traveling south around 10:40 p.m. on Desoto Boulevard, south of 12th Avenue Southeast. A car driven by a 19-year-old man from Naples was traveling behind the motorcycle.

The motorcycle was unregistered and did not have its taillights on. The car rear-ended it,
throwing both occupants onto the grassy shoulder of the road. The woman was seven months pregnant, and staff at Gulf Coast Medical Center say the landing terminated her pregnancy.

Both she and the man on the motorcycle were transported to area hospitals with serious injuries. The crash remains under investigation.

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