{"id":23701,"date":"2024-02-09T20:46:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T02:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=23701"},"modified":"2024-02-09T20:46:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T02:46:49","slug":"plane-crash-on-florida-interstate-leaves-at-least-2-dead-sheriffs-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=23701","title":{"rendered":"Plane crash on Florida interstate leaves at least 2 dead: sheriff&#8217;s office"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A small plane crashed on Interstate 75&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southeast\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in Naples, Florida,<\/a>&nbsp;on Friday afternoon, leaving at least two people dead, the Collier County Sheriff&#8217;s Office confirmed to Fox News Digital.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Bombardier Challenger 600 business jet was carrying five people, the FAA said in a statement. There was no word on the conditions of the others onboard.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The flight left from Ohio State University Airport around 1 p.m. ET, according to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/news\/plane-crash-naples-i75\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FOX 35<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The pilot requested an emergency landing at the Naples Airport (where the plane was bound) after reporting that both engines had failed just after 3 p.m. ET.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A plane burns after crashing on an interstate in Naples, Fla., Friday.&nbsp;(@jobarobinson\/LOCAL NEWS X \/TMX)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The plane crashed into a vehicle on the freeway, the station reported, adding that the two deaths were those on the plane.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">&#8220;NB closed at exit 105 (Golden Gate Pkwy). SB will have extended closure due to a plane landing on I-75,&#8221; the Florida Highway Patrol said in a traffic alert posted to social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The sheriff&#8217;s office said all southbound lanes were closed and that northbound lanes were also affected.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">&#8220;Avoid the area and use caution,&#8221; the department said in a traffic alert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The crash closed the southbound lanes of I-75.\u00a0(Florida Department of Transportation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Emergency crews responded to the scene.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">THE FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/small-plane-crashes-florida-interstate\">foxnews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A small plane crashed on Interstate 75&nbsp;in Naples, Florida,&nbsp;on Friday afternoon, leaving at least two people dead, the Collier County Sheriff&#8217;s Office confirmed to Fox News Digital.&nbsp; The Bombardier Challenger 600 business jet was carrying five people, the FAA said in a statement. 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