TRAFFIC ALERT: Morning wreck in Yulee slows I-95 northbound for 8 hours

It took eight hours for Interstate 95 to reopen Thursday following a crash near the State Road 200 exit near Yulee that the Florida Highway Patrol said killed at least one person.

Drivers were encouraged to avoid I-95 and use U.S. Highway 17 as an alternate route, but even with Nassau County deputies directing traffic, those lanes are moving slowly, as is SR-200/A1A in both directions.

Extra caution is urged while traveling through the area as several troopers and first responders are on scene investigating the crash.

Click play button above to see Florida Department of Transportation camera showing northbound traffic.