JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 A man in his 40s died early Tuesday morning after a crash near the intersection of Flicker Avenue and Ernwill Street in the Lincoln Villas neighborhood of Northwest Jacksonville, police said.<\/p>\n
Sgt. Rob Hungerford with the JSO Traffic Homicide Unit said that around 1:30 a.m., the man was in a Ford Taurus headed north on Ernwill, which is in the area of Moncrief Road West and New Kings Road.<\/p>\n
At the same time, a Chevy Colorado was headed south on Ernwill, and the vehicles sideswiped each other.<\/p>\n
The collision sent the Taurus careening off the road to the west, where it hit a parked car, Hungerford said.<\/p>\n
The driver of the Taurus was rushed to a hospital, where he died.<\/p>\n
The driver of the Colorado was not hurt and remained at the scene, Hungerford said.<\/p>\n
This marks the 70th traffic fatality in Duval County in 2026.<\/p>\n
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