GULF COAST NEWS TO KEEP YOU UPDATED. A GOOD SAMARITAN IN IMMOKALEE WAS THERE FOR HELP AFTER WITNESSES SAY A MAN COLLAPSE. WE ARE COVERING THE GULF COAST AND TONIGHT AND IMMOKALEE WHERE CHICKASAW HAD THE CHANCE TO SPEAK TO THE GOOD SAMARITAN. >> I JUST, YOU KNOW, THAT I NEEDED TO STOP AND HELP SOMEONE >> AND I DID. ERIKA RAMIREZ OWNS LAWS AND LOOK AT THOSE AND IMMOKALEE. HER SATURDAY STARTED LIKE ANY OTHER DAY MAKING DELICIOUS A LOT. THIS AND TENDING TO CUSTOMERS AROUND FIVE-THIRTY. SHE WENT TO THE STORE FOR SUPPLIES ON HER WAY. SHE SAYS 2 WOMEN WHO JUST LEFT OR BUSINESS OR HELPING A MAN ON THE FLOOR. HE HAD A ON TOP OF HIS HEAD. HE HAD A ON HIS EYES. HE HAD A A RIGHT IN HIS ARM. I MEAN, HE HAD SOME HE HAD SOME REALLY UGLY WOUNDS ON HIM. AND HE WAS NEWSY, SOMETHING RAMIREZ TOOK US TO THE BUS STOP RIGHT IN FRONT OF A LOT THESE BAKERY WHERE THEY SAY THE MAN COLLAPSED. HE WAS CONSCIOUS. HE WAS ABLE TO TELL ME. WHAT HAPPENED ME WAS ABLE TO SAY THAT A CAR HIT HIM. I ASKED BUSINESSES NEARBY FOR ANY SECURITY VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT AND NO LUCK. RAMIREZ SAYS SHE MAY NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT LED UP TO THIS INCIDENT. THE HOPES THE MAN IS OKAY. IT’S YOU KNOW, HE’S HE WAS BADLY HURT. AND I MEAN, I’M JUST GLAD THAT I MEAN, WE COULD AT LEAST HELP TO TO GET HIM SOME HELP. I REACHED OUT TO THE COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. YOU CAN COUNT ON GULF COAST NEWS TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY COVERI
Immokalee business owner aids injured man after witnesses say he collapsed
Erica Ramirez, owner of Los Eloteros in Immokalee, says she stopped to help a man with severe injuries who collapsed near her business after he said he was hit by a car
Erica Ramirez, owner of Los Eloteros in Immokalee, stopped to assist a man with serious injuries who collapsed near her business on Saturday evening. “I just, you know, felt the need that I needed to stop and help someone, and and I did,” Ramirez said. Ramirez’s Saturday began like any other, preparing elotes and serving customers. Around 5:30 p.m., she went to the store for supplies and noticed two women, who had just left her business, helping a man lying on the ground. “He had a gash on top of his head. He had a gash on his eye. He had a–a gash right in his arm. I mean, he–he had some he had some really ugly wounds on him and he was losing some blood,” Ramirez said. The incident occurred at a bus stop in front of Lali’s Bakery, where Ramirez said the man collapsed. “He was conscious. He was able to tell me what happened to him. He was able to say that a car hit him,” Ramirez said. Gulf Coast News reached out to nearby businesses for security footage of the incident but was unable to locate any video evidence. “It’s sad, you know, because he was badly hurt. And I mean, I’m just glad that, I mean, we could at least help to get him some help,” Ramirez said. Ramirez said she does not know exactly what led to the incident but hopes the man is recovering. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office has been contacted to determine what happened.DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.
Erica Ramirez, owner of Los Eloteros in Immokalee, stopped to assist a man with serious injuries who collapsed near her business on Saturday evening.
“I just, you know, felt the need that I needed to stop and help someone, and and I did,” Ramirez said.
Ramirez’s Saturday began like any other, preparing elotes and serving customers. Around 5:30 p.m., she went to the store for supplies and noticed two women, who had just left her business, helping a man lying on the ground.
“He had a gash on top of his head. He had a gash on his eye. He had a–a gash right in his arm. I mean, he–he had some he had some really ugly wounds on him and he was losing some blood,” Ramirez said.
The incident occurred at a bus stop in front of Lali’s Bakery, where Ramirez said the man collapsed.
“He was conscious. He was able to tell me what happened to him. He was able to say that a car hit him,” Ramirez said.
Gulf Coast News reached out to nearby businesses for security footage of the incident but was unable to locate any video evidence.
“It’s sad, you know, because he was badly hurt. And I mean, I’m just glad that, I mean, we could at least help to get him some help,” Ramirez said.
Ramirez said she does not know exactly what led to the incident but hopes the man is recovering.
The Collier County Sheriff’s Office has been contacted to determine what happened.
DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.