The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said there is no indication that the motorcyclist was speeding.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A motorcyclist died Monday evening after veering off a road on Jacksonville’s Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
JSO Sgt. Robert Hungerford said the crash happened around 5 p.m. Monday in the 5200 block of Manning Cemetery Road.
Hungerford said the motorcyclist, identified as a man in his late-50s, was traveling northbound on the road when he lost control of the motorcycle and went off the road to the right.
Members of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department then responded to the scene and took the man to a local hospital where he died shortly after arriving, Hungerford said.
There is no indication that the man was speeding, according to Hungerford.
This crash marks as the 12th traffic fatality in Duval County in 2026, and the second involving a motorcycle.