Truck plows through Tolomato Cemetery in St. Augustine

Jacksonville, FL — Two pedestrians were hurt when a truck plowed through the fence at the Tolomato Cemetery on Cordova Street in St. Augustine Tuesday night.

The crash report from The St. Augustine Police Department shows a man and woman were on the sidewalk when a truck hit them. The report says both were flown to Orange Park Medical Center.

The report says Justin Edwards is charged with driving under the influence and with reckless driving after the crash. The report says Edwards showed signs he was impaired at the time of the crash and he failed field sobriety tests.

The report says Edwards was pulling out of a parking lot turning north on Cordova Street, leaving tire marks on the road as he was leaving, and appeared to lose control of the truck before hitting the two victims. The report says the woman had two broken legs while the man had a neck injury and needed stitches on his right leg.

The report says its estimated that the crashed caused about $10,000 worth of damage to one of the cemetery's walls.

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