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Traffic Alert: Deadly crash closes ramp at Beach and Kernan

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The off-ramp to Beach Boulevard from northbound Kernan Boulevard is closed because of a crash.

According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, a man in his mid-30s driving northbound on Kernan in a Nissan SUV hit a curb, ran off the road and hit a tree.

He was killed.

The ramp will remain closed until JSO completes its investigation. It is expected to reopen around 8 a.m.

This is the 74th traffic fatality in Duval County this year.

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