**UPDATE (7AM)** -- Florida Highway Patrol reports that all lanes have reopened at mile marker 53, and traffic is moving in the area again.
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COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. -- Drivers headed towards Naples on Alligator Alley are experiencing a backup this morning after a vehicle crash with injuries.
The crash happened in the northbound/westbound lanes around 5 a.m. in the area of mile marker 53, roughly halfway between Fort Lauderdale and Naples.
One northbound lane is blocked to traffic.
Drivers heading across the Everglades toward Naples may want to consider taking Tamiami Trail. You can monitor live traffic updates on the Fox 4 Traffic Page.