A 25-year-old Jacksonville man has died of his injuries following a motorcycle crash on I-295 just before the Buckman Bridge Thursday.
Fatal Crash: 295 at Buckman Bridge. Motorcycle vs. Truck. MC rider transported to OPMC. Pronounced deceased at hospital. pic.twitter.com/eGNW92yGET
— FHPJacksonville (@FHPJacksonville) July 27, 2018
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash involved a small SUV and a motorcyclist.
The motorcycle collided with a 2018 GMC Terrain after the SUV attempted to make a U-turn in an "official use only" U-turn area., FHP stated.
The motorcyclist, Vincenzo Contessa, was taken to Orange Park Medical Center where he later died.
The driver of the SUV was 51-year-old Victor Palma. He had a 9-year-old passenger in the vehicle with him. They were both wearing their seatbelts.
The FHP report states charges are pending.
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