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15-year-old killed when truck flips on I-95 at JTB; driver who hit truck ran from scene, FHP says

I-95 north crash at JTB (WJXT)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 15-year-old driver was killed Sunday night in a crash on I-95 northbound near J. Turner Butler Boulevard, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The crash report said the 15-year-old, who had a 16-year-old passenger, was driving a black Toyota Tacoma north on I-95 around 9 p.m. Sunday when his truck was hit from behind by a white Honda Civic.

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The impact caused the truck to roll over, and the driver suffered fatal injuries. He died at the hospital. The passenger was not injured, according to the report.

Neither teen was wearing a seat belt, FHP said.

The driver of the Civic ran from the scene, troopers said.


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