JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man is dead Monday morning after police say he “sideswiped” another vehicle before hitting a tree on Jacksonville’s Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
JSO Sergeant Napoli says at approximately 8:30 a.m., the man in his 70s was traveling southbound in a black Toyota on Herschel Street, approaching San Juan Avenue, when he sideswiped another vehicle after experiencing a “medical episode.”
Police say the vehicle continued moving until it hit a tree.
Napoli says after the crash occurred, the man and a passenger of the Toyota were taken to a local hospital, as the man was pronounced dead. The passenger suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.
The crash marked as the 11th traffic fatality in Duval County this year, according to JSO.
