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Woman who got out of her car following crash on I-95 dies after being hit by tractor-trailer, car in SJC

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ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – A woman, who got out of her car following a crash on Interstate 95 in St. Johns County Sunday night, died after she was hit by a tractor-trailer and another car, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

FHP said the 26-year-old woman had parked on the right shoulder of the interstate, at Mile Marker 299, after being involved in a crash with another driver.

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Following the crash, the woman got out of her car to talk to the other driver, and that’s when a 47-year-old man from Miami traveling southbound in a tractor-trailer struck her, according to FHP.

Another woman driving a sedan, who was also traveling southbound in the outside lane behind the tractor-trailer, also hit the 26-year-old woman, troopers said.

The report stated that the 26-year-old woman was a resident of Amityville, New York.


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