JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man who crashed into a median while driving in the wrong direction on Beach Boulevard near San Pablo Road early Saturday morning has died, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Around 1:40 a.m., a 38-year-old man was driving east in the westbound lanes when he lost control and slammed into a tree located in the median. Troopers said he died on impact.
When News4Jax crews arrived, the sedan was sitting on a tow truck, mangled with shattered windows.
Troopers said the driver was not wearing a seatbelt.
The crash was cleared and all lanes have reopened.