{"id":145945,"date":"2026-02-06T11:18:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T11:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/145945\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T11:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T11:18:13","slug":"man-dies-in-violent-crash-when-suv-flips-into-utility-pole-in-san-marco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/145945\/","title":{"rendered":"Man dies in violent crash when SUV flips into utility pole in San Marco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deadly crash in San Marco at Nira Street and Kings Avenue (WJXT)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 A man died early Friday morning when the SUV he was driving overturned and crashed into a utility pole at Nira Street and Kings Avenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The crash was first reported around 3:45 a.m., forcing the closure of portions of Nira Street and Kings Avenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">A News4JAX crew was able to see a red-colored SUV on its roof up against the pole, which had snapped and fallen onto the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">A man was pulled from the vehicle by first responders, but he died at the scene from his injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Nira Street, which is across from the Kings Avenue garage, is closed from Kings Avenue to Hendricks Avenue, and part of Kings Avenue was also blocked early Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">News4JAX will update when the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office shares more information at a briefing this morning at 6:05 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorsAaron Farrar headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/team\/WQ9L4MQ7C9JWYV34DZW3J27ZT5\/\" title=\"View Aaron Farrar&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron Farrar<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Aaron Farrar joins News4JAX as a weekend morning reporter after working for a year at WFXR in Roanoke, Virginia, as a morning news reporter and primary fill-in anchor. <\/p>\n<p>Jesse Hanson headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/team\/JHanson\/\" title=\"View Jesse Hanson&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jesse Hanson<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Jesse Hanson earned his BA in communications from UNF in 2014 while working as a freelance videographer in Jacksonville. 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