JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – One man was killed and another was airlifted to a hospital after a crash Wednesday morning in San Mateo, police said.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office and the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department were called about 8:40 a.m. to Eastport Road, just north of Kraft Road.
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The crash was initially reported as a wreck with multiple vehicles involved, but during a media briefing police said it was a single-vehicle crash, in which a Jeep Wrangler with two young men inside it overturned into a wooded area.
According to JSO, the Jeep was traveling north on Eastport Road at a high rate of speed when it crossed the railroad tracks, the driver lost control, the Jeep left the roadway and struck a tree before overturning.
Police said 21-year-old Brendan Wishart died at the scene.
The second man was taken to UF Health hospital in life-threatening condition, police said.