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FHP: 1 killed in fiery crash on I-295 near Herlong Road

Two lanes of I-295 at Herlong Road reopen after fatal crash

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A driver who has not been identified yet was killed Saturday morning in a crash on I-295 near Herlong Road, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Troopers said that about 4 a.m., a black Dodge Challenger was traveling southbound on I-295 -- north of Herlong Road -- when the driver traveled off the roadway onto the right shoulder and hit two light poles before the car burst into flames.

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The crash report said the car kept going into a ditch and landed in a drainage outlet.

The driver died at the scene.

Two lanes of I-295 north at Herlong Road were closed for several hours for the investigation but have since reopened.


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