The crash happened around 2:30 a.m. Monday, JSO said.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man is dead early Monday morning after the car he was driving lost control and hit a tree near Atlantic Boulevard, according to Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office crash investigators.
Police said they responded to the crash on Joeandy Road near Atlantic Boulevard around 2:30 a.m. Monday. Investigators said a man driving a Ford Mustang was driving north on Joeandy Road when he lost control, hitting a tree in the center median.
Jacksonville Fire Rescue crews responded to the scene, but the man was pronounced dead.
The crash was the third traffic fatality in a span of six hours.
Late Sunday night, two motorcyclists were killed in separate crashes.
JSO said the Joeandy Road crash marks the 114th traffic fatality of 2025 for Duval County.