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1 hurt after two tractor trailers collide on I-95

Written by: November 29 2022
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PHOTO PROVIDED BY INDIAN RIVER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A driver was injured after a tractor-trailer slammed into the back of another tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 on Tuesday morning, fire rescue crews said.

The crash happened at 8:15 a.m. on I-95 southbound near the 142 mile-marker, officials said. The tractor-trailer that struck the other vehicle had significant damage, Indian River County Fire Rescue Bureau Chief of Emergency Medical Services Steve Greer said.

The driver of the heavily damaged tractor-trailer was flown to HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce, Greer said. The condition of the driver, a man, was not immediately known.

The driver of the other tractor-trailer refused treatment, Greer said.

Photos provided by Indian River County Sheriff’s Office and Rick Kulmann

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