JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man is dead and another is in the hospital after a crash at about 1 a.m. Monday on Jacksonville's Westside. Police say a red Lexus was speeding westbound on Crystal Springs Boulevard when he ran a red light at Hammond Boulevard. After running the light, the driver struck a Mazda vehicle, police said. The driver of that car was ejected and his vehicle caught fire, police said.
The driver of the Lexus tried to leave the scene of the crash on foot, but was apprehended by an officer, police said. He was taken to the hospital where he was being treated late Monday morning with life-threatening injuries, police said.