Motorcyclist killed in Accident with Tractor-Trailer on Roosevelt Boulevard

Quick Facts

Where: Roosevelt Boulevard and 120th Street intersection, Jacksonville, FL

What Happened: A motorcyclist, travelling north on Roosevelt, collided with a tractor-trailer going in the opposite direction, killing the motorcyclist.

Participants:

• Motorcyclist, 20-year-old, from Anna, TX
• Driver, 65-year-old

Reported Injuries/Fatalities:

• Motorcyclist, fatality

Details

Shortly before noon on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, a motorcycle being driven by a 20-year-old man from Anna, TX was travelling north on Roosevelt Boulevard in Jacksonville, FL, near Naval Air Station Jacksonville. A 65-year-old man driving a tractor-trailer in the opposite direction collided with the motorcyclist when he turned left onto 120th Street into the Naval Air Station.

Florida Highway Patrol reported the driver of the motorcycle was travelling at a high rate of speed, and was unable to stop in time, colliding with the tractor-trailer. The motorcyclist was declared dead at the scene.