VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — FHP is investigating a crash that left one person dead early Monday morning in Volusia County.
6:45 a.m. update:
Northbound I-95 is now open at Exit 244 and to the north, where the original crash happened around mile marker 248, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
FHP said a woman, 85, of Daytona Beach died in the crash.
Investigators said the collision happened when the driver of a 2017 Lincoln Continental sedan, traveling northbound on I-95, rear-ended a 2014 Kia Soul in front of him.
The driver of Kia died on scene. The driver of the Lincoln, 42, or Edgewater, was hospitalized with serious injuries, FHP said.
The crash remains under investigation.
Original story:
Florida Highway Patrol is at the scene of a deadly crash along Interstate 95 near New Smyrna Beach.
State troopers responded to the crash near mile marker 248 shortly after 1:30 a.m. Monday.
As of 4 a.m., FHP reported that all northbound lanes of I-95 were closed at Exit 244.
Drivers in this area might consider using US-1 as an alternate route.
WFTV has reached out to FHP for more information about the fatal crash.
Channel 9’s Alexa Lorenzo is in the Traffic Center and will have live updates starting at 4:30 a.m. on Eyewitness News.
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