ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The Florida Highway Patrol says a woman is in critical condition after veering off Interstate 95 and hitting a tree.
The accident happened just before 5:30 p.m. Saturday on Interstate 95 southbound just south of County Road 210 in St. Johns County.
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Troopers say Jalaycia Hughes, 21 was in the outside lane when, for reasons unknown, she traveled onto the paved shoulder. According to the FHP report, she then over-steered in an attempt to regain control.
FHP says her car traveled off the road and slid down a grass embankment before hitting the tree.
Hughes was flown to UF Health Jacksonville.