FHP: Elderly man dead after car wedges under trailer in U.S. 1 crash

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol confirmed that a deadly crash occurred on U.S. 1 at Pine Island Road Tuesday morning.

According to FHP’s traffic map, troopers were dispatched at 6:24 a.m. to the area. Initially, injuries were only reported, but FHP confirmed that someone died not long after troopers arrived.

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According to the crash report, a 27-year-old man from Orange Park was driving a tractor trailer south on U.S. 1 and entered the center median break to turn onto U.S. 1 northbound. At the same time, an 84-year-old man was driving a sedan southbound on U.S. 1 in the outside lane.

The front of the sedan collided with the and traveled under the side of the tractor trailer.

The sedan driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The tractor trailer driver sustained no injuries.

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