Grace McAlister
Reporter1@riverbendnews.org
At approximately 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 10, five vehicles were involved in a collision in Jennings.
According to a report from Florida Highway Patrol, a 2004 Volvo, driven by a 21-year-old male from Holiday, Fla., was traveling north on I-75. At the same time, a 2020 Nissan, driven by a 46-year-old individual from St. Louis, Mo., was traveling south on I-75. A 2017 Toyota was traveling south directly behind the 2020 Nissan, and a 2021 Freightliner Tractor-Trailer was traveling directly behind the 2017 Toyota. A 2019 International Tractor-Trailer was also traveling north on I-75.
For reasons undetermined, the Volvo abruptly traveled off the roadway, crossing the center grass median. The vehicle continued in a northwestern direction, overturning as it traveled to the southbound lanes, where it collided with the Nissan. After the Volvo’s initial collision, it was struck by the Toyota. After the collision with the Toyota, the Volvo was struck again by the 2021 Tractor Trailer. After colliding with Volvo, the Freightliner Tractor-Trailer traveled across the center median to the northbound lanes where it collided with the 2019 International Tractor-Trailer. The Freightliner came to a final rest across all three northbound lanes, requiring the roadway to be closed for an extended time.
There were no fatalities in the incident and all of the drivers were wearing seatbelts; however, one of the drivers was hospitalized.