Multiple injuries in separate motorcycle crashes in Jacksonville, St. Johns County

Jacksonville, FL — Two separate crashes in Duval and St. Johns counties have left two motorcyclists in life-threatening condition. The St. Johns crash also involved a deputy, who was not seriously injured.

The crashes involved a combined four motorcyclists, two in each crash.  In both crashes, law enforcement attempted lifesaving measures.

Eastbound SR 16 in St. Johns County was shut down for hours on Sunday as Troopers investigated the deputy-involved crash. It happened around 5:09 p.m. Troopers say two motorcycle riders in their 50’s were involved in the SR 16 crash when both of the riders collided with the deputy.   One of the riders, a woman, is in critical condition. The other man has been released from the hospital.

FHP Master Sgt. Dylan Bryan says the on-duty deputy was making a U-turn at SR16 and Harvest Lane to begin heading westbound when one of the motorcycles struck the side of the cruiser.

Less than an hour earlier in Jacksonville at the intersection of Pearl and State Streets, two motorcycles collided with a black Kia sedan. One rider, a man in his 20’s, had life-threatening injuries. The other rider was a male in his 20’s as well. He, along with the driver of the Kia, are in stable condition.

An off-duty officer who saw the crash performed lifesaving measures on scene.