Rear end collsion mostly occur at slower speeds in stop and go traffic, but depending on the size of the rear vehicle, can be fatal. A Putnam County man died Monday following a 4 p.m. rear-end collision on U.S. 17 in Crescent City, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
A semi-truck tractor collided with a pickup truck driven by a Putnum county man, investigators said. The impact pushed the Chevrolet S-10 into a utility pole at an intersection.