A Collier County couple was seriously injured in a crash Thursday afternoon in East Naples.
Around 1:40 p.m., Maria Rufo Diaz, 81, made a left turn on Rattlesnake Hammock Road from U.S. 41 East in a Toyota Prius, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. For an unknown reason, she did not see an approaching dump truck and drove into its path, a report said.
The dump truck hit the right side of the Toyota, troopers said. Maria Diaz was seriously injured, while her passenger, John Joseph Diaz, 88, sustained critical injuries. Both had been wearing seat belts.
The Diazes were flown to Lee Memorial Hospital to be treated, troopers said. The dump truck’s driver, 47-year-old Luis Diaz, was not injured.
Charges are pending, according to an FHP report, but it was unclear for who.
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