Lee County, FL : 1 killed, 4 injured in crash on Corkscrew Road east of Alico Road on Wednesday, 25th August 2021

A 19-year-old woman from Immokalee was killed and four others were hospitalized after a crash on Corkscrew Road between Alico Road and Burgundy Farms Road in Lee County Wednesday afternoon.

The crash happened around 1:45 p.m. and eastbound lanes were shut down for hours before the road reopened.

According to the crash report, the driver of a sedan was traveling west on Corkscrew Rd. east of Alico, approaching a curve in the road. At the same time, those traveling in a pickup truck were heading east on Corkscrew, approaching the curve.

Investigators say the sedan lost control and ended up in the path of the pickup truck, hitting it head-on.


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