JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating after they say a man on a motorized skateboard was hit and killed by a pickup truck Monday afternoon near Roosevelt Boulevard and San Juan Avenue.
It happened around 2:14 p.m., JSO said.
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The man, who was in his 20s, was traveling eastbound across Roosevelt Boulevard, JSO Sgt. R.C. Hungerford said.
He was hit by a man in his 50s driving a Chevy Silverado northbound on Roosevelt Boulevard, Hungerford said.
JSO said JFRD responded to the scene of the crash and pronounced the man riding the skateboard dead.
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The incident shut down the northbound lanes of Roosevelt Boulevard and diverted traffic off to San Juan.
Police say the driver who hit the man is cooperating with the investigation.
Hungerford said this is the 99th traffic fatality in Duval County so far this year.
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