St. Augustine was the scene of a tragic car crash on U.S.1/North Ponce De Leon Blvd, where two individuals lost their lives, and another was critically injured last night. According to News4JAX, the accident occurred overnight, though details about whether the injured individual was driving have not been made available; St. Augustine police and Florida Highway Patrol are leading the investigation into the events that unfolded leading to this incident.
Further reports from First Coast News state that the collision happened near the Ponce St. Augustine Hotel, involving a vehicle striking two people resulting in their deaths and leaving a third victim, whose injuries were detailed as serious but not specified beyond that being taken to the hospital by emergency services following the crash.
Local traffic was heavily impacted as well, with northbound lanes shut down while responders attended to the accident; the St. Augustine Police Department advised motorists to find alternate routes to avoid congestion and allow unimpeded access to emergency vehicles. In an on-the-scene account from Action News Jax, two bodies were observed laying in the road upon their arrival, although St. Johns County Fire Rescue personnel attempted CPR, officials pronounced the two victims dead on the scene.
