Tree falls on Roosevelt Blvd.

FHP: Pick-up truck driver unable to avoid striking tree

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A pick-up truck driver hit a tree that fell on Roosevelt Blvd. late Tuesday night.

The large oak tree fell due to natural causes and landed across Roosevelt Blvd., blocking all northbound lanes.

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Minas Karangolian, 41, was driving northbound on Roosevelt Blvd. near Belvedere Avenue around 9:50 p.m.  Karangolian was unable to slow enough to avoid striking the tree, according to the Florida Highway Patrol report.

Karangolian sustained minor injuries.  A passenger was not injured.


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