JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man riding a motorcycle died Tuesday morning after crashing into two cars on the Mathews Bridge, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
The crash shut down the eastbound lanes of the bridge as police investigated.
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JSO Sgt. Hungerford said a man in his 30s was riding a Ducati motorcycle eastbound on the Mathews Bridge “at a high rate of speed.”
The man hit the passenger’s side of a Dodge Challenger that was eastbound in the left lane, Hungerford said.
The motorcycle then traveled into the right lane and hit the back of a Ford F-150 pickup.
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The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department pronounced the man riding the motorcycle dead at the scene of the crash, Hungerford said.
The drivers of the Challenger and the F-150 stopped and are speaking with detectives.
This is the 26th traffic fatality in Duval County this year and the 7th involving a motorcycle, Hungerford said.
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