Three Killed on I-95 in Martin County: A Camry Struck a Parked Trailer Near Palm City, the Highway Patrol Says

Three people were killed late Saturday night on Interstate 95 in Martin County when the car they were riding in left the roadway and struck a parked tractor-trailer, according to the Florida Highway Patrol account reported Sunday. The crash was reported at 11:05 p.m. on October 31, about two miles north of the Martin Highway exit in the Palm City area.

The Highway Patrol said a northbound 2017 Toyota Camry traveling in the outside lane went onto the right paved shoulder 'for undetermined reasons' and its right front side struck the rear left corner of a 53-foot box trailer towed by a 2012 Kenworth that was parked on the shoulder. The Camry then rotated across all three travel lanes before coming to rest. Killed were three of the Camry's passengers: a 34-year-old Port St. Lucie man, a 5-year-old Port St. Lucie boy, and a female whose age and city of residence were not specified in the FHP account. The Highway Patrol released no names.

The Camry's driver, a 31-year-old Port St. Lucie woman, sustained non-incapacitating injuries and was taken by ground ambulance to a hospital. An 11-year-old Port St. Lucie girl, also a passenger in the Camry, sustained incapacitating injuries and was flown by helicopter to St. Mary's Medical Center in Palm Beach County. The Kenworth's driver, a 60-year-old Miami man, was not hurt.

The northbound lanes of I-95 were closed after the crash, with northbound traffic diverted onto Martin Highway while troopers worked the scene. The Highway Patrol's investigation continues; the account gives no cause beyond the Camry's unexplained move onto the shoulder, and this desk will update the file when the FHP releases more.