Pickup Driver Causes Fatal Crash Involving Two Semis And An SUV

Pickup Driver Causes Fatal Crash Involving Two Semis And An SUV
Published on March 11th, 2017 by Steve Wilcox

One person was killed in a fatal crash involving two semis and two passenger vehicles on Friday night.

It happened on Interstate 295 in Jacksonville, Florida. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, it started when a Ford F250 pickup truck, driven by 42-year-old Lori Dampier, rear-ended a tractor trailer on northbound I-295. The impact sent the pickup across the highway median, into the southbound lanes, where it struck a Honda CRV. The Honda CRV then struck a guardrail and another semi truck.

The driver of the Honda CRV was killed in the crash. He was identified as 45-year-old Brett Steeves of Ontario, Canada. Steeves’ wife and two young children were also injured in the crash, the Florida Times-Union reported.

The pickup and semi truck drivers were not seriously injured. An investigation is underway to determine why the pickup driver struck the first semi.


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