A man died in a motorcycle crash with a pickup truck on Sunday evening, Oct. 11, in Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
The motorcyclist, a man in his late 20s, was driving a Harley-Davidson motorcyle northbound on Hodges Boulevard at about 10:15 p.m., police said, when a silver Toyota Tacoma turned onto Hodges from Danforth Drive in front of the motorcycle, causing the motorcycle to hit the rear of the truck.
The rider was ejected from the motorcycle and pronounced dead at the scene by JFRD personnel, police said in a news release.
Aug. 17: Motorcyclist dies after crash with SUV on North Main Street
July 25: Orange Park motorcyclist dies in Clay County crash
July 17: St. Augustine motorcyclist killed in Vilano Beach crash
Motorcycle crash statistics in Northeast Florida
Through Oct. 8, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles reported 22 fatalities in 322 motorcycle crashes this year in Duval County. In Duval, St. Johns, Clay and Nassau counties, 34 fatalities in 497 motorcycle crashes were reported during the same time frame.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Motorcyclist dies after crash with pickup truck in Jacksonville
