Event narrative (NOAA)
Twenty (20) vehicle chain reaction accident on Interstate 295 between U.S. highway 1 (Kings Highway) and Prichard road. Accident occurred near 02:00 EST when a truck stopped in the roadway due to rapidly reduced visibility due to fog. Other vehicles impacted the truck resulting in the pile up and closing the roadway for several hours. Dense fog with visibilities near one quarter (1/4) of a mile were reported across the Jacksonville west and north side. A Dense Fog Advisory was in effect at the time of the accident. Sandrik
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.