UPDATE:
The Florida Highway Patrol says a motorcyclist has died following a Tuesday night crash in Collier County.
Troopers say the 61-year-old driver of the motorcycle was traveling south on Airport Pulling Road.
According to a report from highway patrol, the driver of a Chevrolet Silverado, Mark Allen Frederick, was traveling northbound.
Investigators say while turning left onto Longboat Drive, the Silverado collided with the right side of the motorcycle.
The motorcyclist was transported to the hospital where he later died.
Frederick, 33, was arrested for DUI manslaughter and booked into the Collier County Jail.
ORIGINAL REPORTING:
Southbound lanes of Airport-Pulling Road were shut down Tuesday night after a crash, according to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office.
A CCSO spokesperson said the closure stretches between Longboat Drive and Airport Road, just south of Golden Gate Parkway.
CCSO confirmed there are injuries and that the incident prompted a trauma alert, and the Florida Highway Patrol has taken over the investigation.
No information on the severity of the injuries or whether the crash is fatal has been released.
As if 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, the road remained closed as troopers work.
