ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – A crash that happened after the driver of a U-Haul truck fell asleep shut down multiple lanes on Interstate 95 south in St. Johns County on Thursday afternoon.
The crash happened around 1 p.m. on I-95 just north of State Road 16, near the St. Augustine Premium Outlets.
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According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 20-year-old Boynton Beach man was driving the truck in the left lane when he fell asleep. The truck swerved into the left shoulder, spun and hit a guardrail.
The truck came to final rest facing east and blocked the left and center lanes of I-95 southbound. The crash caused a significant fuel spill, which required clean-up,” FHP said.
The man and a passenger in the truck were not hurt.
All southbound lanes were closed around 1:45 p.m. while rescue crews responded but traffic was still being routed around the crash on the shoulder. Traffic was flowing again by 4 p.m., but there were still delays.
