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> Car Rear-Ends, Gets Stuck Under Semi on i-95 ... March 28/08
A portion of Interstate 95 in St. Johns County was temporarily shut down early Friday morning after a car became lodged underneath a semitrailer. The wreck took place at about 2:40 a.m. in southbound lanes of I-95 south of State Road 207. According to Florida Highway Patrol, 41-year-old Robert Barker, of Port St. Lucie, rear-ended a semi-trailer and continued under the truck's trailer until his vehicle became stuck underneath... cont...

> Pickup truck veers off I-95 and slams into tree ... March 23/08
A 19-year-old St. Augustine man died Sunday when the pickup truck he was driving veered off Interstate 95 and slammed into a tree in south Jacksonville, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Selix David Gomez was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger, Efrain Carranza, 24, of St. Augustine, suffered minor injuries and was taken to Shands Jacksonville. Both men were wearing seat belts. Gomez has driving south on I-95 at a high rate of speed when the pickup entered the grassy median and began to spin, according to an accident report... cont...

> State Road 9A to Get New Name ... March 19/08
Once the last major construction work is finished on State Road 9A, the state plans to drop the "9A" name. State Road 9A will become the "I-295 East Beltway" and what is now simply Interstate 295 on the Westside will become the "I-295 West Beltway." Some signs along Interstate 95 near Jacksonville International Airport already show the new names, but the change won't be official until after the last main work is done on 9A, said Mike Goldman, a spokesman for the Florida Department of Transportation.... cont...

> President Bush speaks in Jacksonville ... March 18/08
Lunch-time traffic was blocked on vast swathes of Interstate 95, Florida 9A and all crossing roads for the president’s motorcade. Drivers at cross streets and along the highway held up flags and waved as the motorcade passed. As the motorcade approached the site of the fund-raiser, neighbors held up signs reading “God Bless America” and “We love President Bush.”.... cont...

> Crash Slows Southbound I-95 Heading Out of Jacksonville ... March 14/08
Southbound traffic is backed on Interstate 95 heading out of Jacksonville toward St. Augustine. This is because of a crash on I-95 near the State Road 210 overpass. Florida Highway Patrol Troopers are on scene and say the right southbound lanes of I-95 are blocked. Traffic starts slowing before Old St. Augustine Rd.... cont...

> I-95 Ramps Open Again on North-side ... March 12/08
After months of detours several Interstate 95 ramps on the Northside of Jacksonville have re-opened. Early Wednesday morning crews reopened the on-ramp from Edgewood Avenue to I-95 north. The off-ramp from I-95 northbound to Hecksher Drive is open again which will give easier access to the Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens. Also open are the off-ramp and on-ramps on I-95 northbound at Broward Road. But the Broward Road exit from southbound I-95 remains closed. Wednesday morning crews also shifted traffic on the Trout River Bridge.... cont...

> Crash Injures Three People in St. Augustine ... March 6/08
Three people are in the hospital after a crash on U.S. 1 just before the road passes Interstate 95 in St. Augustine. Florida Highway Patrol Troopers say two people were transported to Shands Jacksonville and one person was taken to Flagler Hospital. Authorities say at least one of them has serious injuries. There were two vehicles involved in the crash. No word yet on what caused the accident. The collision happened around 2:30 a.m. Thursday morning.... cont...

> Bloomberg Joins Peyton Fighting Illegal Guns on i-95 ... March 3/08
Nearly 300 mayors, including those from Jacksonville, Miami and New York City, met at the downtown library Monday to share ideas about battling illegal guns. The Mayors Against Illegal Guns conference was inspired by the fact that 34 Americans are killed every day with a gun, most of which are possessed illegally. Monday's summit also discussed a seven-state initiative to build a regional data-sharing system for illegal gun data. The goal of the system will be to create a clearinghouse of criminal activity on Interstate 95's so-called "Iron Pipeline" to help police departments.... cont...

> Motorcyclist Rear-Ended on i-95 Dies At Hospital ... March 1/08
A motorcyclist traveling south on Interstate 95 died after being rear-ended Saturday afternoon. The crash took place near I-95 and Duval Road. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 61-year-old Francis Tepovich, of Virginia Beach, was ejected from his bike after being rear-ended by a van. The wreck happened when Tepovich slowed down while approaching slower traffic in a construction zone, investigators reported. Tepovich was rushed to Shands-Jacksonville Medical Center, where he later died.... cont...

> One Dead, Six Injured in Four-Vehicle Crash on I-95 ... March 1/08
Part of Interstate 95 was shut down for several hours Saturday afternoon while Florida Highway Patrol investigated a fatal accident that left one dead and six injured. FHP says it happen around 2:00 p.m. near Duval Road. They say 61-year-old Francis J. Tepovich of Virginia Beach, VA, was killed when a Chevy Van driven by Madeleine Turcotte collided with the rear of his Honda motorcycle. A total of four vehicles crashed when they were traveling in the southbound lane of I-95.... cont...