{"id":345659,"date":"2026-07-20T03:17:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T03:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/345659\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T03:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T03:17:07","slug":"ponte-vedra-resident-outraged-over-ignored-safety-concerns-after-crash-kills-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/345659\/","title":{"rendered":"Ponte Vedra resident outraged over ignored safety concerns after crash kills 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. \u2014 A car accident near Mickler\u2019s Landing in Ponte Vedra left two people dead and two in serious condition on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">St. Johns Fire Rescue says they responded to the 1100 block of Ponte Vedra Blvd at approximately 5:25 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">At around 6 p.m., the St. Johns Sheriff\u2019s Office announced that both lanes would be closed until further notice, forcing nearby residents to park on the side of the street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" target=\"_blank\">&gt;&gt;&gt; STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE &lt;&lt;&lt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">SJCFR said that no pedestrians or bikers were involved in the crash. The two additional patients from the scene were transported to a local trauma center in serious condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">The circumstances of the crash and the identities of all involved, including the two people who died, have not been released at this time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Roberta Garcia, who lives just a few houses down from the accident, says people speed down Ponte Vedra Blvd all the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">\u201cThe speed limit changes from 45 miles per hour at that corner, and it turns to 55, and no one sticks to 55,\u201d Garcia said. \u201cPeople come down this road at 70, 75 miles an hour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">[DOWNLOAD: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">He says he\u2019s petitioned the Florida Department of Transportation, St. Johns County and the Governor\u2019s office demanding that the speed limit be lowered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">\u201cEverybody says that there\u2019s no reason to lower the speed limit,\u201d Garcia said. \u201cI have told them on multiple occasions that this was going to happen again, and today we had two more casualties, and I don\u2019t know what it\u2019s going to take.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">He says residents off this road are not being protected, and that people are scared.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">[SIGN UP: <a href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.actionnewsjax.com\/newsletters\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/a>] <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">\u201cMy poor neighbor, she pulls out of this house, and she\u2019s petrified coming out of her house because you have these cars buzzing down this road, it\u2019s unacceptable,\u201d Garcia said. \u201cThis will continue to repeat itself until something is rectified.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Action News Jax is waiting on the report from Florida Highway Patrol to tell us more details about the crash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> to download the Action News Jax Now app 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