JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Police are investigating a deadly motorcycle crash in Southwest Jacksonville Sunday morning.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said officers were notified of a crash involving a motorcycle in the 6800 block of Old Middleburg Road South near Maynard Place at 1:53 a.m. When police arrived, they found the crashed motorcycle and the driver on the ground not moving.
The Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department pronounced the driver dead at the scene. He was wearing a helmet, police said.
JSO said the preliminary information appears that the driver lost control of the motorcycle for unknown reasons. No other vehicles were involved.
A JSO Traffic Homicide Detective will investigate the crash to try to determine the cause. Investigators are also working to learn whether the driver was impaired when the crash happened, police said.