The weather appeared to play a factor in a deadly crash Tuesday on Jacksonville’s Westside.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at 5:30 p.m., a 22-year-old Jacksonville man and an 18-year-old Middleburg woman were traveling eastbound on Normandy Boulevard at Yellow Water Road, when their car began to hydroplane due to the wet road.
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Here’s a map of the area for a better idea of where the crash happened:
Their black Lexus IS 300 then began to spin. A SUV that was traveling east on the same road was unable to avoid the car and struck the side of the car, the crash report stated.
The 22-year-old that was driving the car was taken to a hospital where he died. His passenger was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
FHP said the 40-year-old driver of the SUV and one of his 13-year-old passengers were also taken to a hospital. Both are expected to be OK.
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Everyone involved in the crash was wearing a seat belt.
The First Alert Weather team said it was raining near Normandy Blvd. at the time of the crash.
First Alert Weather Doppler HD showed a batch of heavy showers moving through Jacksonville at that time: