Police: 93-year-old man dies after Normandy crash

JSO: Robert Hawkins dies after driving off road, striking pine tree

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – An elderly man has died after a crash Thursday morning on Lindsey Road near Normandy Boulevard, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

Police identified the driver as Robert Mitchell Hawkins, 93, of Jacksonville.

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Police said the man's truck traveled off the road about 10:30 a.m., hit a curb, went through a ditch and struck a large pine tree before it overturned and caught fire. 

Hawkins was taken to Orange Park Medical Center, where he later died, police said. 

It's possible the driver had a medical episode before the crash, police said. The Sheriff's Office continues to investigate.


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