Naples woman arrested for DUI manslaughter after fatal crash on I75: FHP
Mar 19, 2026
A Naples woman was charged with DUI manslaughter on Wednesday after causing a wrong-way fatal crash on Interstate 75, authorities said.The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) arrested 24-year-old Genise Gardenia Taylor.According to an
FHP report, Taylor was driving the northbound on southbound I-75 at about 4:18 a.m. in Colier County.At the same time, a 2025 Volvo vehicle, driven by a 96-year-old Naples man and a 57-year-old New Hampshire man in a Chevrolet Suburban were both traveling southbound on I-75.Taylor then slammed into the front of both vehicles, the FHP report stated.The Naples resident was taken to an area hospital where he died.The New Hampshire man suffered non-incapacitating injuries and was taken to an area hospital.Taylor suffered minor injuries and was charged with DUI manslaughter.She was booked into Collier County Jail.Southbound I-75 was closed for several hours.
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