Jacksonville, Fl — For a second time in three days, a crash closed lanes of I-10 eastbound near the I-295 West Beltway. Florida Highway Patrol reports a deadly crash near Hammond Blvd. just after 2:00 am.

FHP say a vehicle was stopped on the right outside shoulder when the driver attempted to merge into traffic when it was hit by another vehicle. A passenger in the car, a 72-year-old woman from Jacksonville, died. The driver, a 72-year-old man, sustained minor injuries.

Lanes were blocked until just before 9:00 am, more than six hours.

On Tuesday, a crash in the same area closed multiple lanes, leading to miles of delays. The same morning saw a crash close all southbound lanes of I-95 at Emerson Street.

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First Alert Weather: This morning we are tracking a few showers closer to the coast for the early morning commute. Today will be warm with highs in the upper 80s to near 90. Skies will be partly cloudy to mostly cloudy at times this afternoon. A few late afternoon showers/storms will develop. Higher humidity tomorrow with more coverage of afternoon showers and storms for Friday and the holiday weekend. Heavy rain at times over the weekend. Labor Day itself will feature highs in the 80s and a few showers and thunderstorms.

TROPICS: Tropical Storm Fernand remains weak with no threat to land in the Northern Atlantic. We will watch a tropical wave emerge of the coast of Africa this weekend.

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