Early morning semi crash in St. Johns County causes traffic backup on I-95 near International Golf Parkway

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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Multiple lanes were blocked for hours as crews worked to clear up an early morning semi crash that seriously injured two drivers in St. Johns County on Interstate 95 near International Golf Parkway.

A semitruck and a pick-up truck were headed north on I-95 before mile marker 324 when the semitruck crashed into the back of the pick-up truck around 5 a.m., according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The impact caused the two vehicles to be pushed off the road onto the grass shoulder, the report said. Then, the pickup truck struck a tree and rotated.

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The right lane on I-95 north was still blocked as of 3 p.m.

Both drivers were wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, the report said.

Both drivers were taken to the hospital in serious condition but their injuries were non-life-threatening, according to FHP.


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