JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A driver died early Tuesday morning on Highway Avenue in the Edgewood area of Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Sgt. Robert Hungerford of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit said the crash was reported around 1:30 a.m.
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Hungerford said the driver of a Nissan Pathfinder was headed west on Highway Avenue when they missed a curve, slid off the roadway to the right and hit a pine tree.
The car caught fire, JSO said. Jacksonville firefighters put out the flames, but the driver died at the scene.
Police have not released any identifying information for the driver.
Hungerford said that the driver appeared to be the only person in the car. This marks the fifth traffic death in Duval County this year.