FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — Two fatal crashes were reported on Interstate 95 in Flagler County Sunday with at least three people believed to have been killed, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The first crash was reported at 12:15 p.m. on I-95 Northbound at mile marker 291 where an RV crashed into a treeline, killing two people, FHP said.
FHP said the RV was approaching the Matanzas Woods Parkway in the outside lane when one of its tires blew, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle. The vehicle then traveled to the east shoulder of the roadway, striking a sign on the grass shoulder. It then struck two trees in the wood line, according to FHP.
The driver was taken to Halifax Hospital with serious injuries and one passenger was hospitalized with minor injuries. Two occupants were pronounced dead.
Hours later, just before 2:45 p.m., FHP responded to a multi-vehicle crash at mile marker 289. FHP said a Dodge Ram was traveling south of Palm Coast Parkway in the left lane when its front collided with the rear of a Chevrolet Malibu that was stopped in traffic. The collision resulted in a chain reaction that caused two other vehicles to be involved, according to FHP. The passenger of the Chevrolet Malibu, 42-year-old Melody Roberts from Fernandina Beach, was pronounced dead at the scene. The Malibu's driver was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition.
Lanes were blocked but have since reopened, according to the FHP crash map.
