A woman was taken to the hospital in life-threatening condition after she drove a car into a ditch near a downed tree on Jacksonville’s Westside Thursday afternoon, the Sheriff’s Office said.
The woman was southbound on Jammes Road at Turknett Road when she either tried to avoid the tree limbs or was struck by the falling tree about 5:20 p.m., Lt. S. Spates said.
He said the woman drove through the northbound lanes and into the ditch.
Rescue workers extracted the woman from the car, which was wedged in the ditch, and transported her to a hospital, Spates said.