Man dies in early morning crash

Man dies in crash, passenger has minor injuries

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man is dead and a passenger in the car is recovering after an early morning crash on the Westside on November 8th.

The traffic crash happened at 3:22 a.m. in the 7200 block of Old Middleburg Road. 

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A vehicle was traveling south in the 7200 block of Old Middleburg Road when it failed to negotiate a left hand curve. 

The vehicle slid off the road into a drainage ditch. 

The impact caused the vehicle to roll and strike a utility pole. 

The driver of that car, 26-year-old, Virgilio Milay Jr., was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Milay Jr. was not wearing a seat belt.  

The passenger of the vehicle was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.  The passenger was wearing a seat belt. 

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is investigating.