JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man in his early 20s died early Wednesday morning when his Nissan Rogue crashed through a barricade at the dead end of Pine Acres Road south of I-295 in Loretto, police said.
Sgt. Robert Hungerford with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit said the crash was reported around 3:10 a.m., and the man died at the scene.
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Hungerford said the SUV was headed north on Pine Acres Road, which dead ends at I-295, but the vehicle did not stop and ran through the metal barricade before slamming into a concrete barrier wall that separates I-295 from the Cameron Crossing neighborhood.
Hungerford said the lower part of the wall was severely damaged, causing the upper part of the wall to fall onto the front of the SUV.
Hungerford said it’s possible darkness and rain were a factor in the crash, but there are no immediate signs of impairment, although tests are ongoing.
No one else was in the vehicle, Hungerford said, and because of the location, no traffic was affected.
This was the 59th traffic fatality in Duval County this year.