JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 27-year-old Jacksonville motorcyclist was killed Friday night on State Road 9B on the city’s Southside after his motorcycle hit a sedan stopped sideways across the express lane, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Troopers said the crash happened at 9:29 p.m. Nov. 13 in the northbound lanes of State Road 9B just past E-Town Parkway. A 44-year-old Jacksonville man driving the sedan had first run into the plastic posts that divide the express lane from the regular northbound lanes, and the car came to rest blocking the express lane.
The motorcyclist, also heading north, then struck the left side of the sedan, according to the patrol. He was wearing a helmet and died at the scene. The sedan’s driver, who was wearing a seat belt, was not hurt. The patrol has not released the rider’s name.
The death adds to a difficult year for riders in Northeast Florida. State highway safety figures through Nov. 5 show 363 motorcycle crashes in Duval County this year, with 23 people killed, according to the state agency that oversees highway safety and motor vehicles. Across Duval, St. Johns, Clay and Nassau counties, the state tallied 545 crashes and 35 deaths over the same period.
Across the whole state, motorcycle deaths dipped to 578 in 2024 after reaching 621 the year before. Riders and drivers alike face added risk on divided highways at night, when a disabled car sitting in a lane can be hard to see until the last moment.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
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