In November, a teenage girl was hit and killed on the same road. In April, a high schooler sustained serious injuries on a scooter.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Friday, a motorcyclist was hit and killed on a street that has been the site of many fatal crashes in recent years.
According to the JSO, an eastbound motorcyclist on Argyle Forest Boulevard was struck by a man in his 70s driving in the opposite direction. Police report that the driver “crossed into the path” of the motorcyclist.
JSO stated that the motorcycle collided with the passenger side of the vehicle during the accident. The motorcyclist was transported to a nearby hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
A dangerous street
Back in April, a student from Oakleaf High School was injured when hit while riding a scooter at the intersection of Argyle Forest and Old Middleburg Road. Additionally, there have been several other fatal crashes on this road.
This is the same road where 17-year-old Lauren Lewis was hit and killed in November 2024 while on a motorcycle. In February 2024, another motorcyclist was killed on Argyle Forest. He was identified as a man in his 30’s.
In 2022, three people died three months apart at the intersection of Argyle Forest and Loch Highlands Boulevard. One of those crashes caused the death of a pedestrian, and four other people were also injured.
First Coast News also reported on fatal crashes on Argyle Forest in 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2017 — in 2017, an 8-year-old was killed in a crash there.
