Man, 85, dies after crash last month

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – An 85-year-old man involved in a crash last month died Wednesday, according to Jacksonville police.

Police said Sherman Newberry was driving northbound on Interstate 95 about 3:45 p.m. Dec. 19. As he was approaching Martin Luther King Parkway, traffic in his lane stopped or slowed for traffic ahead, police said.

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They said Newberry apparently failed to notice it in time and struck the rear of a tractor-trailer.

Newberry was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. He was cited for careless driving.

Newberry died Wednesday at a hospital as a result of injuries sustained in the crash, police said.

Police said their investigation is continuing.