JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A young man who had been reported missing was found dead Sunday after a motorcycle crash on the University of North Florida campus, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
Lt. Rich Buoye, with the JSO Traffic Homicide Unit, said police responded about noon Sunday to a deadly motorcycle crash. Buoye said the preliminary investigation shows a rider was traveling north on First Coast Tech Parkway, lost control and crashed into trees. While it’s unclear exactly when the crash occurred, according to Buoye, it’s believed it happened sometime between late Friday and early morning.
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Buoye said the rider, identified as a 19-year-old man, was reported missing by his mother on Saturday after she had not heard from him since about 4 p.m. Friday. Buoye said he was then found in the wooded area by friends and family who were pinging his cellphone.
“This is a terrible tragedy,” Buoye said at a media briefing Sunday afternoon. “A 19-year-old kid is not going home, and his mother and family are distraught. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.”
According to Buoye, the 19-year-old was not a student at UNF, and the incident has nothing to do with UNF except for the fact that it occurred on the university’s property.