2 dead, several injured after SUV crashes into Immokalee building

Writer: Elyssa Morataya
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An SUV crashed into an Immokalee Building. CREDIT: UC Breaking
An SUV crashed into an Immokalee Building. CREDIT: UC Breaking

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that resulted in an SUV crashing into an Immokalee building.

Two people died and several more were seriously injured after the three-vehicle crash on Friday afternoon.

The crash occurred at 212 South First Street, at the Physical Therapy Center of Immokalee.

The two dead were 20-years-old and 13-years-old.

The injured were transported as trauma alerts.

According to authorities, the driver of the SUV is 24-year-old Walner Nelson of Immokalee.

He has been placed under arrest with two counts of DUI manslaughter, two counts of vehicular manslaughter along with other criminal charges.

As of Friday evening, he is in the process of being booked into the Collier County jail.

In footage from the scene, the SUV’s front end is seen almost completely smashed in and there’s a baby seat on the ground by the rear tire.

There was crime scene tape around the SUV and building as well as in the parking lot.

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