Three crashes, including two fatal, reported in Duval and St. Johns counties – News4JAX

Three crashes, including two fatal, reported in Duval and St. Johns counties  News4JAX

Drivers in Duval and St. Johns counties are dealing with multiple crashes Sunday morning, including two reported fatal crashes, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Drivers in Duval and St. Johns counties are dealing with multiple crashes Sunday morning, including two reported deadly crashes, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The first crash happened around 1:27 a.m. on I-295 northbound near San Jose Boulevard in Mandarin. Investigators say a 34-year-old woman from St. Augustine was driving a car the wrong way, southbound in the northbound lanes, when her vehicle sideswiped another car. The car then collided head-on with a third vehicle, an SUV. The 34-year-old driver of the first vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.

The 23-year-old Jacksonville man driving the second vehicle suffered minor injuries. The driver of the third vehicle, a 35-year-old Jacksonville man, suffered life-threatening injuries, according to FHP. A second deadly crash happened around 5:13 a.m. on Interstate 295 southbound, south of Wilson Boulevard in Jacksonville. FHP says a 29-year-old Jacksonville man was driving an SUV southbound when he tried to avoid a disabled vehicle in the center lane. Investigators say the driver swerved left and the front of his SUV hit the rear of a tractor-trailer that was stopped on the inside shoulder. The SUV then rotated and came to rest