ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that happened on I-95.
According to the sheriff's office, the victim was driving a semi-truck north on I-95 with his girlfriend when a vehicle with two men inside pulled alongside him. The victim told investigators someone inside the vehicle opened fire.
The victim pulled off to a rest area near County Road 210. Eventually, the victim was taken to the hospital for treatment.
The driver's girlfriend was in the back asleep and was not hurt.
"It could have been worse," the girlfriend told First Coast News. "He could have got shot and killed him instantly, and could have had a semi-truck wreck and killed a bunch of people."
The girlfriend said the semi-truck driver had surgery Monday afternoon and is expected to be okay.
The sheriff's office said the suspect's vehicle, identified only as a gray or silver sedan, continued north towards Duval County.
Director of Criminal Investigations Division Howard Cole said detectives are still working to determine if it was a targeted shooting.
“Right now we're looking at all available video footage, adjacent businesses and just canvassing the whole area north and south of there to glean any additional information," Cole explained.
