JSO: Man dies after motorcycle hits utility pole in Beauclerc neighborhood
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a man is dead after his motorcycle hit a utility pole on San Jose Boulevard.
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According to JSO’s Traffic Homicide Unit, at around 1:20 a.m., a man in his early 20s was headed northbound on San Jose Boulevard on a motorcycle when he failed to negotiate the curve. The motorcycle went off the northeast side of the roadway and hit a concrete utility pole.
The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene by Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. This is the 55th traffic fatality in Duval County this year and the 7th involving a motorcycle.
Northbound San Jose Boulevard will be closed for the next hour or so while detectives process the crash scene.
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