Man killed in crash on Jacksonville’s Northside, FHP says

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol said a 50-year-old man was killed Thursday morning after the SUV he was driving hit a tree on the Northside.

The crash happened on Busch Drive near Yeager Road around 8 a.m., FHP Sgt. Dylan Bryan said.

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FHP was called by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office to assist in response to the crash.

The driver was pronounced dead at UF Health North, FHP said.

Bryan said the crash appears to be caused by a medical episode that the driver had.

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