JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol ended their investigation Thursday into the fatal crash on the Buckman Bridge on Dec. 18, 2022, with the announcement of an arrest made of a man accused of DUI.
FHP says Sage Young, 23, was driving an SUV heading south on the Buckman Bridge at 1:50 a.m., when he struck the back of a man later identified as 40-year-old Martin Lynch, who was a motorcyclist and heading in the same direction. Lynch, who was from Orange Park, was thrown from the motorcycle and killed. Troopers said Lynch was not wearing a helmet. The crash report reveals that Young was driving with an expired registration to his vehicle and that he kept driving with the front half of the motorcycle still in contact with the SUV and the other half, stuck beneath the undercarriage of the SUV.
During the time of the collision, FHP says Young had been operating his vehicle at speeds of 109 mph while intoxicated at a level of .205 BAC, according to their Instagram post. The arrest warrant report reveals that the posted speed limit within the area was 65 mph.
The report further reveals that the collision caused roadway debris in which a semi-truck drove through after the collision, and resulted in a flat tire.
Young was arrested Wednesday at 2:37 p.m. and faces charges of vehicular homicide, DUI manslaughter and two counts of DUI property damage and personal injury. He is being held in Duval County jail on a $180,012 bond.
When asked about Young's military history, a public affairs officer for the U.S. Navy gave this statement to First Coast News:
A U.S. Navy Sailor, assigned to a command located on Naval Air Station Jacksonville, was arrested on June 14, 2023 for an incident that occurred on Dec. 18, 2022. As of June 14, the Sailor is officially being charged with vehicular homicide, DUI manslaughter, and two counts of DUI property damage and personal injury. No official court date has been established at this time.
The accused is currently in Duval County Jail.
