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Truck breaks in half just off University

Traffic will be slowed for six to eight hours on Richard Street and on part of University Boulevard just west of Interstate 95 after a tractor-trailer broke in half while the driver tried to turn a corner.
Semi truck breaks in half on the Southside.

ID=24397693JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Traffic will be slowed for six to eight hours on Richard Street and on part of University Boulevard just west of Interstate 95 after a tractor-trailer broke in half while the driver tried to turn a corner.

Three lanes on Richard and the turn lane on University will be closed until the wreckage can be cleared, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

An employee at a nearby Racetrac gas station said the driver came in and told him he tried to turn the corner and the trailer broke in half.

Check jacksonville.com for updates as they become available.

Joe Daraskevich: (904) 359-4308

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