Vehicle goes onto sidewalk, kills woman in East Naples

Officials identified the pedestrian fatally struck on St. Andrews Boulevard in East Naples on Tuesday morning.

Geraldine Jennings, 73, was walking on the sidewalk on the west side of St. Andrews just south of Deerwood Circle when she was struck, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.

Jennings, of Plantsville, Connecticut, was struck at 11:05 a.m., said Collier County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Michelle Batten.

The driver of a 2014 Hyundai Accent traveling south on St. Andrews Boulevard failed to stay in her lane and drove onto the right shoulder, according to FHP. The driver, Cris-Carol Samuels, 31, of Lehigh Acres, struck a mailbox attached to a light post, then drove onto the sidewalk and struck Jennings, FHP reported.

Jennings was taken to Physicians Regional Hospital.

Samuels and her passenger were not hurt. Both were wearing seat belts, and alcohol wasn't a factor in the incident, according to FHP.

St. Andrews Boulevard was shut down for more than four hours Tuesday as crews investigated the incident.

FHP said charges are pending.

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