UPDATE: The Jacksonville woman hit and killed on I-295 Monday has been identified as Ashley Marie Armstrong. See updated story here.
Original story below:
One person is dead following a crash that happened on Interstate 295 early Monday morning in Jacksonville.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at 3:45 a.m., a silver car was traveling southbound on I-295 near Town Center Parkway when it hit a crash attenuator, on the right shoulder of the ramp.
Troopers said the car became disabled, blocking the on-ramp from Town Center Parkway to I-295 South.
The driver, a 28-year-old Jacksonville woman, got out of the sedan and was standing on the passenger side of the car when FHP said a silver SUV hit her and her car.
FHP said she died at the scene. The 58-year-old driver of the SUV was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. Their identities have not been released at this time.
All southbound lanes of I-295 at Town Center Parkway were closed for hours because of the crash, but, as of 8:27 a.m., all lanes have reopened.
#UPDATE: @FHPJacksonville says around 3:45a, 28-year-old woman driving a Sedan crashed into crash attenuator. She got out of the car. An SUV getting on i295SB hit the disabled Sedan + driver. 28 yo died on scene @ActionNewsJax
— Meghan Moriarty (@MeghanANjax) March 22, 2021
Drive of SUV taken to Memorial w/ minor injuries
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