Florida woman survives terrifying Easter morning crash after hitting 9-foot alligator

SARASOTA, Fla. (CBS12) — A Florida woman is recovering after a terrifying rollover crash allegedly caused by a nearly 9-foot alligator in the road.

25-year-old Maslin Kurtz told Tampa Bay 28 that her SUV flipped several times before slamming into a pole in a rural area of Sarasota County along Fruitville Road near Cowpen Lane before sunrise on Easter morning.

“I thought I hit something and blew a tire just because it ripped my car off of the road,” Kurtz told Tampa Bay 28…

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