FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. – A driver told first responders she hit the gas instead of the brake and crashed through the wall of an apartment building Friday in Fleming Island.
The crash was reported at the Lighthouse at Fleming Island apartment complex on Marsh Hawk Lane, west of U.S. 17.
Six apartments were evacuated while the Clay County Building Department inspected the structure.
A structural engineer was en route just after 2 p.m.CLOSE CALL | These photos show the front-end damage to the vehicle that crashed into a #FlemingIsland apartment building.
#News4Jax @wjxt4MORE INFO: https://t.co/DSFVN37sKT pic.twitter.com/fOOSWCrJwj — Joe McLean (@JoeMcLeanNews) February 5, 2021Clay County firefighters said three apartments will remain evacuated and the tenants will need to be relocated.