JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man is dead after being run over by a commercial truck Tuesday on Atlantic Boulevard east of Regency Square Mall. The man was riding a street legal motorized scooter and was traveling west in the left lane at about 2:50 p.m. A commercial truck carrying a loaded dumpster, also traveling west, was in the center lane, police said. The truck driver attempted to pass the scooter and the scooter collided with the side of the truck running the driver over, police said.
The rider was not wearing a helmet and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the truck driver is cooperating and they're looking at alcohol as a possible contributing factor.
All westbound lanes of Atlantic Boulevard were blocked just east of the Regency Square Mall for several hours.
The area that was blocked encompassed the area near Krystal, the GATE gas station and Tom Bush BMW.