- November 28, 2024
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UPDATE: Two northbound lanes have been reopened as of 11:15 a.m. July 13, according to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.
A semitrailer crashed into a disabled car on Interstate 95 and jackknifed the morning of July 13, shutting down all northbound lanes from Palm Coast Parkway to Matanzas Woods Parkway.
Southbound I-95 was still moving as of 9:10 a.m., but with one lane closed. No one was injured, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred at about 5:02 a.m., and the closure is expected to last for an extended period of time, according to a news release from the Palm Coast city government.
A southbound sedan was stopped in the southbound lanes after the 19-year-old driver lost control of the car and struck the center guardrail, then veered back into the roadway near mile marker 292, according to a news release from the FHP.
The driver and his passenger, a 46-year-old man, got out of the car and stood on the shoulder.
Soon after, a 59-year-old Port St. Lucie man driving south in a tandem semitrailer didn't see the disabled car and struck it.
The truck pushed the sedan onto the shoulder and into the tree line, then struck the guardrail and jackknifed across all three northbound lanes.
The truck was carrying a small amount of sodium nitrate and an acid-based chemical, and spilled several gallons onto the road, according to the Palm Coast Fire Department.
The spill is not hazardous to the public, and the St. Johns County Fire Rescue Hazmat Team is mitigating it, according to the Fire Department. Lengthy traffic delays are expected.
