{"id":1339844,"date":"2022-02-24T23:22:58","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T04:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1339844"},"modified":"2022-02-24T23:23:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T04:23:10","slug":"good-samaritan-rescues-florida-woman-from-river-after-she-crashed-off-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/good-samaritan-rescues-florida-woman-from-river-after-she-crashed-off-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Samaritan Rescues Florida Woman from River After She Crashed off Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgood-samaritan-rescues-florida-woman-from-river-after-she-crashed-off-bridge%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1339844&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2d2cc3_boeing-crew-capsule-23350-united-launch-alliance-atlas-rocket-carrying-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">A good Samaritan helped rescue a 20-year-old woman after she crashed off a Florida bridge early Tuesday morning and plunged into the St. Johns River.<\/p>\n<p>In its report, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2022\/02\/22\/crash-on-the-buckman-bridge-causes-a-car-to-go-into-the-st-johns-river\/\">stated<\/a> that at approximately 1:00 a.m., the St. Augustine woman was driving on the wrong side of I-295 on the Buckman Bridge in Jacksonville, according to WJXT.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"sc-bdVaJa dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-2 cynzxG\">\u201cTroopers said it appears the woman crossed over from the northbound lanes through a gap in the median used by emergency vehicles, and then into the southbound lanes,\u201d the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-bdVaJa dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-2 cynzxG\">Authorities said she crashed through a guardrail and landed in the river. As the victim\u2019s vehicle landed in waist-deep water, a good Samaritan was able to rescue her, FHP Master Sgt. Dylan Bryan told WJXT.<\/p>\n<p><span> \u201cHe exited his vehicle and waded out into the water in a shallow area of water, waded out and assisted her from her vehicle and brought her back to land,\u201d Bryan explained.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>The woman, who was wearing her seatbelt during the crash, escaped with minor injuries, the outlet reported.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Crews <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstcoastnews.com\/article\/entertainment\/television\/programs\/gmj\/20-year-old-crashes-car-buckman-bridge\/77-23f2bcc2-05fb-4720-93a8-1724c5e8aa02\">cleaned<\/a>\u00a0up the crash scene by 5:oo a.m., per WLTV.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UPDATE: Looks like crews have CLEARED the scene now.<\/p>\n<p>We will have updates and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeahShieldsNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LeahShieldsNews<\/a> is there with more on the crash.  Join us on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GMJ?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GMJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FSbu2MYbvH\">https:\/\/t.co\/FSbu2MYbvH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Katie Jeffries (@Katie_Jeffries) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Katie_Jeffries\/status\/1496058652184174594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The FHP is investigating the accident, but no charges were filed, and no one was ticketed as of Tuesday, according to WJXT. Breitbart News has reached out to the FHP regarding new developments in terms of charges or tickets and awaits a response.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) conducted a five-year safety study of the Buckman Bridge, which finished in 2015, WLTV reported. It was determined the bridge\u2019s rails met state and federal crash-worthiness standards. \u201cNo research suggests raising the railing would eliminate the chance of someone going off the side of the bridge,\u201d WLTV said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Two motorists fatally crashed off the bridge in the years when FDOT carried out the safety study, according to the outlet<\/p>\n<p>Charlene Birchell resides in a neighborhood near the bridge and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstcoastnews.com\/article\/entertainment\/television\/programs\/gmj\/20-year-old-crashes-car-buckman-bridge\/77-23f2bcc2-05fb-4720-93a8-1724c5e8aa02\">told<\/a> WJAX her safety concerns stem from drivers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollow the rules of the road. Try not to cut people off. When it says go 50, try to go less than 80,\u201d Birchell said.<\/p>\n<p>She added that Tuesday\u2019s incident was not surprising to her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly I\u2019ve been kind of waiting for it to happen. I am glad that she was okay,\u201d Birchell told WJAX.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A good Samaritan helped rescue a 20-year-old woman after she crashed off a Florida bridge early Tuesday morning and plunged into the St. Johns River. 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