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Motorcyclist dies after crashing into light pole in Bartram Park

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man is dead after crashing the motorcycle he was riding Sunday night in the Bartram Park area. The crash happened at about 10:10 p.m. in the 13200 block of Bartram Park Boulevard, a Jacksonville police news release states.

Police said the man in his early 20s was riding a Kawasaki southbound on the roadway when he failed to negotiate a curve, ran into the curb, and struck a light pole.

The rider was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arrival, the news release states.

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