Flagler County, FL (March 22, 2019) - A crash involving three vehicles, including an off-duty law enforcement officer was reported on US-1 on Thursday, March 20th. The accident happened around 7:00 p.m. in a construction zone on the highway.
The Flagler County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of the accident. Police say that one of the vehicles jumped a divider at the construction site and crashed into a second vehicle before crashing into the third vehicle as well. A family of five was in one of the affected vehicles and an off-duty law police officer was in another. One man was transported to Halifax Hospital in Daytona Beach in serious condition. The five family members were also taken to a hospital with non-life -threatening injuries.
There is no information on whether any charges will be sought for the accident.
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