JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man driving a motorcycle was killed Friday night in a crash in East Arlington, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
Around 9 p.m., the motorcyclist was driving northbound on Monument Road “at what appears to be a high rate of speed,” JSO said.
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A Chevy Tahoe was turning left into the Fort Caroline Lakes subdivision and the motorcycle hit the right rear of the Tahoe.
The man on the motorcycle was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. JSO said the motorcyclist was wearing a helmet.
JSO said this is the 48th traffic death in Duval County this year, and the 12th involving a motorcycle.
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