PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — A 71-year-old St. Augustine man is dead after a crash involving three cars Sunday night on U.S. Highway 1 near Nease High School. The accident occurred at about 7:12 p.m. near Ray Road.
The man was traveling south on U.S. Highway 1 and was stopped at the intersection of Ray Road, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.
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Another vehicle, driven by a 62-year-old St. Augustine man, was also traveling south on the highway and failed to stop crashing into the rear of the victim’s car, the news release states.
After rear-ending the car, the 62-year-old vehicle’s struck another car that was also stopped at the intersection, the news release states. That car was driven by a 49-year-old Ponte Vedra man who had four passengers.
Two of those passengers, an 87-year-old man and a 75-year-old woman, both from Ponte Vedra, sustained minor injuries.
The 62-year-old driver that hit the cars also sustained minor injuries, the news release states.
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