Two dead in separate motorcycle crashes Friday night and Saturday morning on the Westside

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two motorcyclists are dormant Saturday greeting aft 2 abstracted crashes connected Jacksonville’s Westside.

The archetypal clang happened astir 9:20 p.m. Friday connected Hammond Boulevard.

A antheral successful his 20s was killed aft crashing a motorcycle. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says the antheral was riding a stolen motorcycle, mislaid control, and crashed into a curb. He was not wearing a helmet and died.

Police accidental the motorcycle was reported stolen past Monday from determination connected Old St. Augustine Road.

Three hours aboriginal and 7 miles distant connected Normandy Boulevard, different motorcyclist died.

According to Florida Highway Patrol, a pick-up motortruck operator was trying to crook near onto Normandy Boulevard and had a greenish arrow. The motorcyclist was coming from the other absorption and did not halt for a reddish airy and crashed into the different operator head-on.

The motorcyclist was rushed to UF Health wherever helium was pronounced dead. He was 23 years old. The operator of the pickup was not hurt.

With these deadly crashes, JSO said 41 radical present person been killed portion riding a motorcycle successful Duval County truthful acold this year.

That’s treble than the aforesaid clip past year.

Police accidental determination person been 155 deaths connected Jacksonville roads truthful acold this year.