JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A grieving mother says something needs to change at the intersection where her 13-year-old boy was killed in a crash.
Dylan Iszard died as the car he was in was hit by a Jeep while trying to turn from U.S. 1 (Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway) to the Interstate 95 on-ramp on the Northside.
A new picture of the 13yo boy who was killed in a NW Jax crash. His 11yo brother who was also in the car is OK. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/prBXIX3JVk
— Amber Krycka (@AmberANjax) November 10, 2017
“I want to go back to sleep and wake up, and just, like, 'OK, it’s just a dream,” Angelica Iszard said.
Dylan was killed Wednesday night. Investigators said his father was in the left turn lane on MLK Parkway trying to get on the I-95 ramp when he was hit by a Jeep. Dylan's 11-year-old brother Christopher was also in the car, but Iszard said he’s OK. Dylan's dad is also OK.
"Did this have to happen?" -mother says something needs to change where her 13yo was killed in crash. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/ETUkJK6oLj
— Amber Krycka (@AmberANjax) November 11, 2017
“As soon as he started to go, the car began to speed up,” said Iszard, who believes the crash could have been prevented and is calling for change.
“Whatever they can do, do something different,” she said.
These brothers were best friends. Sadly, the younger one lost his older brother in a crash. The fam is pushing for change. pic.twitter.com/aiWJUlR3sF
— Amber Krycka (@AmberANjax) November 11, 2017
A stranger who lives in the area emailed the mayor asking for a traffic light to be installed so another life isn’t lost.
Residents say there are at least two crashes a week in the area.
“Anything where this can’t happen to somebody else,” Iszard said.
The Florida Department of Transportation said the road meets its standards but it will take another look into the situation after state troopers are done investigating the crash.
"I would never want anybody have to feel the way I feel right now." - mother hoping to change an intersection where her 13yo son was killed pic.twitter.com/I5DoVuZPja
— Amber Krycka (@AmberANjax) November 11, 2017
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