Jareesha Wilkerson's car broke down on the Mathews Bridge, leading to a set of chain-reaction crashes. Her body was recovered from the river below.

Jareesha Wilkerson, 27, disappeared after her car was involved in a wreck on the Mathews Bridge Dec. 8. Her body was found in the St. Johns River a week later.

Jacob Tauzel and his two friends planned for an enjoyable Sunday to go jet skiing on the St. Johns River, just to discover a body floating in the water. On Dec. 8, 27-year-old Jareesha Wilkerson went missing after being involved in a crash on the Mathews Bridge in Jacksonville.

The body of a 27-year-old woman who was reported missing on Dec. 8 after a crash on the Mathews Bridge was recovered from St. Johns River a week later, leading the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office investigation into her death.