Police ID motorcyclist killed in Merrill Road crash

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A motorcyclist was killed in a crash early Friday evening in the Arlington area has been identified as 36-year-old Torrence Hart Berrios, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said.

Police said a car was heading west on Merrill Road about 6 p.m. and attempting to turn left on  Arlex Drive East when it was hit by Berrios's eastbound motorcycle. Berrios was thrown from the bike, hit a utility pole and died, police said. The motorcycle caught fire.

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The driver of the car, who has not been named, remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, according to the Sheriff's Office. 

Police said Berrios was traveling at a high rate of speed. Traffic homicide detectives continue to investigate.