JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a deadly motorcycle crash on Wednesday night at the intersection between University Boulevard and Atlantic Boulevard.
According to detectives, at around 11 p.m., a motorcycle was traveling southbound on University Boulevard. Witnesses told police that it was driving erratically and at a high rate of speed.
At the same time, a compact car was traveling eastbound on Atlantic Boulevard.
The compact car and motorcycle crashed in the intersection, and both drivers were taken to local hospitals. The driver of the car suffered minor injuries, but the motorcycle driver was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Detectives from the Traffic Homicide Unit are investigating the case and are working to determine the official cause of the crash. This crash marks the 53rd traffic fatality in Duval County this year, and it is the 9th involving a motorcycle.
Atlantic Boulevard and University Boulevard were closed for several hours but have sense reopened.
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