Melbourne woman killed, 9-year-old injured in I-95 crash in Ormond Beach

Florida Highway Patrol reported that the woman's car overturned in the woodline after she ran off the roadway.


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  • | 12:45 p.m. September 14, 2026
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A 38-year-old Melbourne woman died and a 9-year-old girl was injured in crash Saturday morning on I-95 in Ormond Beach, Florida Highway Patrol reported.

The crash occurred at around 7:43 a.m. on Sept. 12, near mile marker 271 of the interstate. FHP reports that the woman was traveling northbound on I-95 south of U.S. 1 in the outside lane when she switched into the center lane, overcorrected to the right and ran off the roadway. Her car overturned in the woodline. 

The woman was transported to AdventHealth Daytona Beach where she was pronounced dead. Her 9-year-old passenger, also from Melbourne, was transported to Orlando Health Children’s Arnold Palmer Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

FHP reports that the crash remains under investigation.

 

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