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Two from Fla. injured in crash on I-95 in Johnston County

A man and woman from Orange Park, Florida were hospitalized Friday afternoon after their SUV crashed on Interstate 95 northbound in Johnston County.

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FOUR OAKS, N.C. — A man and woman from Orange Park, Florida were hospitalized Friday afternoon after their SUV crashed on Interstate 95 northbound in Johnston County. 

According to the State Highway Patrol, Joan O'Neil Michel, who was driving, lost control, hit the guardrail and flipped the vehicle after falling asleep at the wheel. Michel, 69, was charged with failure to maintain lane control. 

Michel and the passenger, 77-year-old Michael Wesley Paul, were taken to WakeMed with non-life threatening injuries, authorities said. 

The interstate was closed in both directions for less than 45 minutes while an emergency helicopter landed to transport Michel to the hospital.

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