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Man killed when car spins into palm tree on Southside Connector at Merrill Road: FHP

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 44-year-old man died Thursday night in a crash on the Southside Connector entrance ramp from Merrill Road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Troopers said the man was headed northbound on the Southside Connector entrance ramp to I-295, north of Merrill Road when he lost control on a curve, then overcorrected, sending the car into a counterclockwise spin.

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The FHP report said the car spun northeast across the Southside Connector lanes, through the northbound entrance ramp of Merrill Road and then off the roadway until it slammed into a palm tree on the east grass shoulder.

The man, who was not wearing a seat belt, died at the scene, troopers said.


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