A 20-year-old St. Augustine man was critically injured Thursday night in a five-vehicle pile-up on I-95 southbound near State Road 9B, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.
Troopers said that around 7 p.m., two cars and a pick-up truck were stopped in traffic in the left lane of I-95 south at 9B, when another pick-up truck, driven by a 38-year-old man from Lehigh Acres, “failed to slow or stop” and hit the back of the 20-year-old’s car.
The crash report said the impact pushed that car forward into the second car, which had two women, ages 54 and 30, from St. Augustine inside. They both suffered minor injuries.
After hitting the 20-year-old’s car, the 38-year-old’s pick-up truck kept going and also hit the back of the other pick-up that had been stopped in traffic, troopers said. That pick-up was being driven by a 21-year-old man from Elkton, who was not hurt, according to the report.
After those collisions, a fifth vehicle, being driven by a 25-year-old woman from Sanford, was unable to stop and hit the back of the 38-year-old’s pick-up truck, troopers said. She suffered minor injuries, and her male passenger was not hurt, the report said.
According to FHP, the 38-year-old pick-up truck driver suffered minor injuries, and his 21-year-old male passenger, also from Lehigh Acres, was not hurt.
Everyone involved was wearing a seat belt, the report showed.
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