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Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Yahoo
Buckman Bridge update: traffic fatality involved broken-down box truck close to rush hour
Rush-hour commuters endured morning delays as a truck fatality shut down the southbound lanes of the Buckman Bridge about 6 a.m. June 30. The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department posted an alert on its X social media account that it involved a semi and a truck. At about 11 a.m. the Florida Highway Patrol provided a crash report that listed the victim as a 28-year-old Jacksonville man in a pickup truck. The driver of what the Highway Patrol described as a box truck was a 43-year-old Tampa man who was not injured and neither was his 27-year-old passenger. The FHP said the pickup was southbound in the left lane of the Interstate 295 bridge, south of U.S. 17. The box truck was disabled in the left emergency lane. Jacksonville bridges: FDOT Road Ranger cited with careless driving in Buckman Bridge over-the-guardrail fatality Get the latest news: Sign up for News Alerts, delivered to your inbox "For reasons still under investigation, Vehicle 1 entered into the left emergency lane causing the left front of Vehicle 1 to strike the right rear of Vehicle 2," according to the crash report. "After impact, Vehicle 1 then came to final rest blocking the right center and right lanes. The driver of Vehicle 1 was pronounced deceased at the scene." (This story has been updated with information from the crash report.) This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Truck crash on Buckman Bridge in Jacksonville is a fatality
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Yahoo
Woman shot and killed at block party on Grothe Street
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is investigating after a woman was shot and killed during a block party Saturday night. Read: JSO searching for suspect involved in hit-and-run crash on Moncrief Road JSO said it happened around 9:30 p.m. in the 1100 block of Grothe Street. An officer nearby heard reports of gunfire and responded to the scene. When the officer got there, they found a woman in her 60s or 70s sitting in a chair on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to the head. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue (JFRD) pronounced her dead at the scene. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< JSO said more than a hundred people were at the block party near Grothe and Eaverson streets when the shooting happened. Detectives are going door to door looking for witnesses or video. If you know of any helpful information, contact JSO at 904-630-0500. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Yahoo
Westside sees four shootings in 12 days
A man was left fighting for his life Monday after an early morning shooting on Jacksonville's westside left him in critical condition Jacksonville Sheriff's Office was called out to 1171 South Lane Avenue in reference to gunshots around 3:30 Monday morning. When JSO arrived at the Westwood Apartment Complex, they said they found a man in his mid-20s on the ground suffering from multiple gunshot wounds outside of his apartment. According to JSO, the man was transported by Jacksonville Fire & Rescue to the hospital. As of Monday afternoon, he was still listed in critical condition. According to our Action News Jax records, that marked the third shooting on the westside in the last 12 days. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] Just hours later, around 2:45 P.M., JSO said it responded to another reported shooting where a man was shot in the leg. It happened on John F. Kennedy Drive West in Lincoln Hills. While he is expected to be okay, the other two shootings were deadly, and happened in the same week. On the morning of May 15th, a man was found shot on Wheat Road. He later died from his injuries. And later that evening, a man was found shot dead behind the wheel on Herlong Road. Then on Memorial Day, there was the shooting at the Westwood apartment complex. 'Right around 3:30 this morning, patrol officers were dispatched out to this location at 1171 South Lane Avenue in reference to gunshots,' said Sgt. Ray Reeves with JSO's Homicide Unit. 'When they arrived on scene they did find an adult male suffering from gunshot wounds.' Shenea Howell has been living at the Westwood apartments complex for about a month. She says she didn't hear the gunshots, and didn't know anything had happened until she saw the police. 'I was just going out to get me some coffee and when I was going out, I just seen all the police. So I stopped the police to ask what happened,' said Howell. 'I was very surprised.' In addition to these shooting incidents, On May 14th, a man was shot and killed by JSO officers on Lenox Avenue after refusing to cooperate with officers and trying to enter another home. All of this made for a violent first half of the month on the westside. The JSO Homicide unit is working in conjunction with their Robbery and Violent Crimes unit on this active investigation into the South Lane Avenue shooting. [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Automotive
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New photos show partial collapse, damaged cars at Jacksonville airport parking garage
Two days after fire engulfed parts of a Jacksonville International Airport parking garage, new photos shared by the airport show damage to some of the dozens of cars ravaged by flames on Friday, May 16. The images released Sunday show several burned-out cars and debris in the part of the garage that partially collapsed during the mid-day fire that forced the closure of JIA for several hours and the indefinite closure of the airport's hourly parking garage to allow experts to assess the structural safety of the building. In a social media post on Sunday, May 18, the airport said that officials had "established a collapse zone" and that crews were "working to establish safe areas of the garage where cars may be removed" in the coming days. The hourly parking garage, which has a capacity of 1,015 vehicles, was nearly full when the fire is believed to have started in one vehicle on the second parking level, according to airport video, Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department chief Keith Powers said. The parking structure remains closed in the aftermath of the fire, leaving hundreds of airport guests temporarily separated from their vehicles. More on the fire: Jacksonville airport parking garage fire cancels flights, closes parking facilities Two days after the fire that caused no serious injuries, the daily parking garage and daily surface parking were full, according to parking information on the airport's website. The outlying "economy lots" — which were at capacity during parts of the weekend — were listed as 88% full on Sunday evening. The airport encouraged travelers to find alternate parking or use taxis or ride-sharing services to get to and from the Northside airport. The hourly parking garage is a parking structure located directly across from the airport terminal, with an upper-level drop-off area for departing passengers and a lower-level pick-up area for arriving passengers separating the two buildings. The daily parking garage structure and daily surface lot parking extend out beyond the hourly parking garage, which is used most often for short stays at the airport to drop off or pick up family members or friends who are traveling to and from the airport. The ground floor of the facility also houses several rental car pick-up and drop-off facilities. What's next: Heading to JIA? Parking options limited after fire sweeps through airport parking garage This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jacksonville airport parking garage fire photos
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Automotive
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Photos show burned-out cars at Jacksonville International Airport after fire
Photos shared by the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department on Saturday, May 17, give a better look at the devasting fire that swept through a Jacksonville International Airport parking garage a day earlier. In the just-released images, several burned-out cars are shown on the third level of the hourly parking structure. According to estimates from city and airport officials, 50 vehicles were damaged in the mid-day May 16 blaze that forced the closure of JIA for several hours and the indefinite closure of the parking garage to allow experts to assess the structural safety of the building. More on the fire: Jacksonville airport parking garage fire cancels flights, closes parking facilities A day after the fire that caused no serious injuries, the daily parking garage and daily surface parking lot remained closed to incoming vehicles, limiting on-airport parking mostly to the outlying "economy lots," which were 95% full as of noon. The hourly parking garage is a parking structure located directly across from the airport terminal, with an upper-level drop-off area for departing passengers and a lower-level pick-up area for arriving passengers separating the two buildings. The daily parking garage structure and daily surface lot parking extend out beyond the hourly parking garage, which is used most often for short stays at the airport to drop off or pick up family members or friends who are traveling to and from the airport. The ground floor of the facility also houses several rental car pick-up and drop-off facilities. What's next: Heading to JIA? Parking options limited after fire sweeps through airport parking garage It was too early to tell what ignited the blaze. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department chief Keith Powers said airport video indicated that the fire began in one vehicle on the second parking level and damaged an estimated 50 other cars, burning so intensely that the heat triggered a partial collapse of the garage's second and third floors. A secondary collapse followed about 30 minutes later, he said. This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jacksonville airport fire damages 50 cars. See the photos
