JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Two people have died in the span of less than 10 hours following two separate crashes in Jacksonville Saturday night and early Sunday morning.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the first crash happened at the intersection of Normandy Boulevard and Herlong Road on Saturday around 9 p.m.
FHP said the front of a vehicle crashed into the left side of another vehicle. The driver of the impacted vehicle, a 54-year-old man, died as a result of the crash.
The second crash happened Sunday morning around 5:52 a.m. at New Kings Road and Old Kings Road.
According to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, the accident involved serious injuries and one fatality.
A pickup truck north on U.S. Highway 1, north of Old Kings Rd North and another vehicle was parked in the inside lane, facing south, due to an earlier crash, FHP said
As the truck was approaching the parked vehicle the driver was unable to stop and hit a pedestrian. After the impact with the pedestrian, the truck also sideswiped the parked vehicle.
The pedestrian died on the scene and was identified as a 39-year-old woman.
