JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A devastating multi-vehicle crash on Atlantic Boulevard left three people dead and four others hospitalized on Sunday afternoon after the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a teen driver reportedly crossed the center median into oncoming traffic.
JSO reported that the accident occurred around 12:30 p.m. near 5400 Atlantic Blvd. According to investigators, a juvenile was behind the wheel of a westbound Infiniti when the vehicle crossed the center median and collided with three eastbound vehicles—two SUVs and a sedan.
The impact was so severe that it sparked fires in two of the vehicles.
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“It resulted in a dynamic traffic crash,” said Sgt. Hungerford of the JSO Traffic Homicide Unit. “We’re still working to determine which of the three [oncoming cars] the Infiniti actually struck. We do believe it struck more than one”.
The aftermath of the collision was catastrophic:
Three fatalities, with all three occupants of one of the eastbound SUVs pronounced dead at the scene.
Four hospitalizations, two men from the second SUV were transported with life-threatening injuries, while the female driver in a sedan, as well as the teen driver of the Infiniti were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Part of Atlantic Boulevard was closed for several hours.
JSO has not yet confirmed if speed was a factor or if the juvenile driver will face criminal charges, stating the investigation into the sequence of events is ongoing.
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