BLANDING BOULEVARD

An 18-year-old was critically injured early Wednesday morning when he was hit by a van while crossing Blanding Boulevard in Orange Park, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

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An arrest was not immediately announced Friday night after a 19-year-old man was found suffering from a gunshot wound, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

One person was hospitalized Friday evening for treatment of a gunshot wound in Orange Park, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office.

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a suspicious package found Saturday night in the parking lot of an IHOP in Clay County.

A woman died Wednesday after she was found shot multiple times in an area of Jacksonville near the Clay County border that has seen gun violence, drugs issues, homelessness and panhandling over the years.

A 39-year-old pedestrian is dead after a crash on State Road 21, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office said Monday it won’t let a string of recent fights involving young people at the Orange Park Mall define the community it is tasked with protecting.

The incident was one of a handful that News4JAX has covered in recent months.

A pedestrian was fatally struck by a car on Friday evening in the Orange Park area, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday asked for help identifying a man they said is wanted for attempted robbery of the Bank of America on Blanding Boulevard at Wells Road.

According to JRFD, a crash occurred Saturday night on Jacksonville’s Westside.

The Florida Highway Patrol on Friday released video from the scene of a deadly hit-and-run collision involving a pedestrian on Blanding Boulevard.

A fatal hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian had all southbound lanes of Blanding Boulevard blocked, for nearly three hours Sunday morning.

Jacksonville police are looking for a vehicle that was involved in a hit-and-run with serious injuries in April on Blanding Boulevard.

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A pedestrian is dead after a hit-and-run crash near the intersection of Blanding Boulevard and Collins Road.

A ruptured gas line has closed all northbound and southbound lanes on Blanding Boulevard near the Middleburg Publix, according to the Clay County Sheriff's Office.

Many say videos of the dangerous antics are giving the car community in Jacksonville a bad name.

A pickup truck went through the front of a store in the Orange Park area on Monday, authorities said.

A Jacksonville police officer was injured Saturday in a crash on Blanding Boulevard at 105th Street on the city's Westside, according to the Sheriff's Office.

Christopher Cheshire, 39, is the man who was killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday night on Blanding Boulevard.

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A 32-year-old Jacksonville woman died Thursday morning when a semitractor-trailer and another vehicle collided on southbound Interstate 295 at Blanding Boulevard, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The American Red Cross was called to help three children and three adults after a house fire Tuesday afternoon off Collins Road near Blanding Boulevard, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.

Officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office were sent to the scene of a crash Monday night on Roosevelt Boulevard near the intersection of Park Street.

Popular Middleburg restaurant Grumpy’s is on the road back to re-opening thanks to some helping hands -- and generous hearts.

The owners are anxious to rebuild and reopen the location of the chain, which is a fast-growing local eatery.

Clay County Fire Rescue personnel were dispatched Wednesday night to a fire at the popular Grumpy’s Restaurant in Middleburg.

The News4JAX I-TEAM is looking into the issue of large homeless camps around Northeast Florida.

Frustration is growing in Middleburg over huge traffic tie-ups that got so bad Tuesday afternoon some News4JAX viewers say they were sitting in backed-up traffic for as long as two hours.

A woman remained hospitalized Tuesday after she was injured in a hit-and-run crash last week on Blanding Boulevard at Belmont Boulevard.

A female pedestrian was injured in a hit-and-run crash on Blanding Boulevard at Belmont Boulevard, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Viewers are again complaining about the ongoing issue but now they’re saying it’s become a safety hazard -- causing near-crashes regularly.

A 58-year-old man from Keystone Heights has died after a truck ran a red light on Blanding Boulevard at State Road 16.

A 27-year-old woman crossing Blanding Boulevard was struck by a pickup truck near Wells Road on Sunday and died from her injuries, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Police are searching for a missing 18-year-old man who is diagnosed with autism, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Sunday.

The Florida Highway Patrol says a 33-year-old Orange Park man died after being struck by a car early Saturday morning on Blanding Boulevard at Wells Road.

The southbound lanes of Blanding Boulevard reopened to traffic late Thursday morning after a gas line break led authorities to close part of the roadway.

(Copyright 2021 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.) All northbound lanes of Blanding Blvd at Morse Ave were closed Sunday night. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – All northbound lanes of Blanding Boulevard at Morse Avenue are open after they were closed due to a traffic accident Sunday night. The accident happened around 7:48pm. No injuries or fatalities were reported.

A crash Tuesday evening involving a motorcycle shutdown all southbound lanes of Blanding Boulevard at Burwick Avenue. A northbound lane of Blanding was also shutdown.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two women have serious injuries and a man has died after a three-car crash in Clay County Wednesday night. The crash happened at the intersection of Blanding Boulevard and Jefferson Avenue. A car carrying a 73-year-old woman and 86-year-old man turned into the path of an oncoming SUV traveling north on Blanding Boulevard, according to Florida Highway Patrol’s crash report. The oncoming SUV hit the car and as a result of the impact traveled into the southbound lanes and hit another vehicle head-on. The crash happened at 9:50 Wednesday night.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two people were taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening after a crash involving a Jacksonville police officer Thursday morning. The preliminary crash investigation shows an approaching car rear-ended the officer’s patrol car as they were traveling south on Blanding Boulevard near Lake Gray Boulevard. The impact caused the approaching vehicle to bounce off of the patrol car and into a third car. A witness is helping the investigation. The crash was cleared in about an hour.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 39-year-old man is fighting for his life after a crash on I-295 near Blanding Boulevard Sunday evening. The man was driving a motorcycle on the northbound side of I-295 when the bike collided with a trailer that was being pulled by a pick-up truck. The Florida Highway Patrol crash report shows he was wearing a helmet and was taken to the hospital with critical injuries. Two 24-year-old men in the pick-up truck were not injured. The initial FHP report did not say if the trailer had reflector lights.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Local artists have raised funds to fix a mural on Blanding Boulevard and Palmer Avenue in Jacksonville’s Lakeshore neighborhood that was vandalized in December. The mural was created around the time of the Black Lives Matter protests around the country. “We exceeded the goal, and with those funds, we were able to fund the other side of the building to get more artists to do murals,” Clark said. Black Mural Map says they hope to finish redoing the last part of the mural that was vandalized this weekend. They say they will begin painting new murals near the existing paintings in the near future.

A man from Massachusetts died Thursday morning after his van pulled out onto Blanding Boulevard in front of an oncoming car, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the 79-year-old was driving west on Kingfisher Boulevard about 9:30 a.m. when he pulled into traffic. The driver was taken to Orange Park Medical Center, where he died. The driver and an 11-year-old passenger in the SUV that struck the van, both from Jacksonville, were taken to Ascension St. Vincent’s with minor injuries. One northbound lane of Blanding was closed for part of the morning while the accident was investigated and cleared.

The Florida Highway Patrol said the chase began at 7:18 a.m. at Old St. Augustine and I-295 when a trooper spotted a reckless driver going north at 100 mph. That trooper tried to get the driver to pull over, but a chase ensued. A second trooper joined the pursuit as they crossed Buckman Bridge heading toward Orange Park. It was just the flipped car with any damage.”Michael Bennett was also driving across the bridge and saw the whole thing happen. News4Jax crime and safety expert Ken Jefferson, who is a former Jacksonville police officer, said he questions the use of the PIT maneuver.

ORANGE PARK, Fla. – Several recreational vehicles caught on fire on the parking lot of a travel store in Orange Park earlier this afternoon. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue rushed to the scene near Blanding Boulevard and Longchamp Drive around 4:00 p.m.JFRD released video of tall flames taking taking over at least 3 RVs parked side-by-side. Firefighters say no one was injured. The cause of the fire is being investigated.