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Fatal crash shuts down southbound Alligator Alley

By Jessica De Leon
A Florida Department of Transportation traffic camera shows traffic backed up for miles on Alligator Alley after a crash involving multiple vehicles that resulted in at least one fatality and shutdown southbound traffic.
A Florida Department of Transportation traffic camera shows traffic backed up for miles on Alligator Alley after a crash involving multiple vehicles that resulted in at least one fatality and shutdown southbound traffic. FDOT

COLLIER COUNTY A crash involving at least one fatality has completely shut down the southbound lanes of Alligator Alley, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

At about 6 p.m. Friday, troopers were responding to a multiple-vehicle crash between mile marker 49 and 50 in the southbound lanes of Interstate 75, according to FHP Sgt. Jeff Rongish. One fatality has been confirmed so far.

“The outside southbound lane is currently closed; however, both lanes are anticipated to be closed shortly,” Rongish said in a news release. “Southbound motorists are encouraged to seek an alternate route.”

The crash is located about midway between the stretch of Alligator Alley connecting the two coasts of Florida and crossing the Florida Everglades.

Jessica De Leon: 941-745-7049, @JDeLeon1012

This story was originally published October 13, 2017 at 6:56 PM with the headline "Fatal crash shuts down southbound Alligator Alley."

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