COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – A ladder in the middle of Interstate 75 caused a crash that claimed the life of a Coral Springs man.
The fatal crash happened Wednesday morning in the northbound lanes of I-75, along the stretch of highway known as Alligator Alley.
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According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a Nissan Sentra ran over an aluminum ladder in the middle of the highway and slowed down when it was rear-ended by a City Furniture truck, which overturned and landed on its side.
The impact sent the car into the grass shoulder before it crashed into a wooden utility pole, killing the driver. He was identified Thursday as Hector Erazo, 49, of Coral Springs.
Two people in the City Furniture truck were taken to a Naples hospital with minor injuries. They were identified as driver Anncordella Jeffers, 43, of West Park, and Leon Lake, 35, of Lauderdale Lakes.
I-75 is a north-south highway, but Alligator Alley connects southwest Florida to South Florida.
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