Florida Highway Patrol is investigating after a sedan crashed into the back of a dump truck and burst into flames on I-95 in St. Johns County.
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According to the crash report, a 27-year-old man from Cincinnati, Ohio, was driving a white sedan at a high rate of speed on I-95 northbound in the center lane on Tuesday around 11:50 p.m. At the same time, a 33-year-old man from Jacksonville was driving a dump truck in the center lane.
The front of the sedan struck the rear of the dump truck at mile marker 320 and became lodged underneath. St. Johns County Fire Rescue said the sedan then caught fire. The dump truck towed the sedan to its final resting place on the eastern paved shoulder of the highway.
The driver of the sedan suffered critical injuries and was transported to HCA Orange Park. The driver of the dump truck was uninjured.
FHP said the crash remains under investigation, but roads are open for morning traffic.
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