A 44-year-old Jacksonville woman died after her vehicle crashed head-on with a truck on U.S. 1 near MM 19 in the Lower Keys on Tuesday.
The driver in the truck, a 63-year-old man from Sugarloaf key, was airlifted to a hospital in Miami-Dade County with critical injuries.
According to a crash report by the Florida Highway patrol, a Kia sedan operated by the Jacksonville woman was traveling south on U.S. 1 while the Ford pickup was driving north just before 10:30 a.m. FHP said the Kia began traveling south in the northbound lane when it crashed head-on with the truck.
First responders rushing to the scene transported the woman to a nearby hospital where she later died from her injuries. The woman’s dog also died in the crash.
FHP says the crash is under investigation. It’s still being determined whether alcohol was a factor. Traffic was backed up for more than an hour due to the incident.
Per FHP policy, the names of those involved in car crashes aren’t released. FHP said they were working to notify the woman’s next of kin.
