LEE COUNTY, Fla. — The Bonita Springs Fire Control and Rescue District said a firefighter was hit by a vehicle on 1-75 while responding to an emergency incident.
According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report, a 51-year-old Battalion Chief was standing on the inside shoulder of I-75 in Lee County, assisting with the direction of southbound traffic from an unrelated crash at mile marker 116.
FHP said a Naples woman, 58, was driving an SUV southbound on I-75, approaching slower traffic.
When she veered onto the shoulder to avoid a collision with traffic ahead, she hit the firefighter, FHP officials said.
The firefighter was taken to the hospital in critical condition, and authorities said he is in stable condition and is expected to remain so as of 2 p.m. on Sept. 14.
The crash remains under investigation.
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