Florida Highway Patrol: Man killed in crash involving ATV, pickup truck in Fleming Island

FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol said it is investigating a deadly crash in Fleming Island.

It happened near U.S. 17 northbound near Hibernia Road.

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FHP was dispatched to the crash around 10:24 a.m., according to its online traffic map.

A side-by-side ATV and a pickup truck were involved, FHP said in a social media post.

FHP said in a news release “a black F-150 was sitting stationary in the Holeshot Powersports parking lot entrance when it was struck by a Polaris ATV.”

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The ATV “was traveling north on the grassy shoulder of U.S. 17,” FHP said.

After the ATV hit the right rear of the truck, it overturned. The driver of the ATV, a 36-year-old man from Middleburg, was killed. The ATV passenger, a 40-year-old man from Keystone Heights, had minor injuries.

The truck’s driver, a 73-year-old man from Fernandina Beach, was not injured.

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