A 26-year-old Tallahassee man is dead after a crash involving a semi truck Friday morning in St. Johns County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers said the crash happened just before 3:30 a.m. on I-95 North just after State Road 206.
The unidentified man was driving a car on the interstate and “for unknown reasons” wasn’t able to slow down and collided with the back of the semi, a FHP report stated. The driver of the semi was not hurt in the crash.
The deadly crash shut down all northbound lanes for hours as troopers continued their investigation and crews work to clean up the area. Traffic was diverted onto SR-206 and backups spanned about five miles.
Good morning. Unfortunately following a crash in southern St. Johns Co that @FHPJacksonville is reporting as a fatality. The agency is reporting all lanes blocked. I’ll have the latest at 5 on @ActionNewsJax.
— Elizabeth Campbell (@ElizCampbellTV) July 3, 2020
All lanes are closed between State Road 206 and 207 on I-95 due to a fatal crash. @ElizCampbellTV has all the details on Action News Jax at 5am.
— Phil Amato (@PhilAmatoANjax) July 3, 2020
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