A 75-year-old man was killed in a North Naples crash on Nov. 5. Click on the image to read the Naples Daily News story.

A fatal crash in North Naples yesterday morning is still under investigation. Florida Highway Patrol troopers are trying to piece together all the details of a crash that killed a 75-year-old Naples man and injured another.

The crash happened just before 9 a.m. on Immokalee Road at North Brooke Drive near I-75 in Collier County. The driver of a Pontiac G6 convertible was hit in a T-bone crash by a Chevrolet Avalanche, according to naplesnews.com. Read more of the story.

Fatal crashes are too common in the Southwest Florida area and throughout the country. In 2012, there were 21,667 passenger vehicle occupants who lost their lives in traffic crashes, and an estimated 2.09 million were injured, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Although the details of this crash are not available, there are many steps drivers can take to help make the roadways much safer. Learn ways to keep you safe.

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