JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A motorcyclist died early Monday morning after losing control and hitting a concrete utility pole on Shad Road, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
The impact knocked over a neighboring sign pole and caused enough damage that traffic lights were cut off at the intersection of Shad Road and Florida Mining Boulevard in the Mandarin Station area off Philips Highway.
Police said two motorcyclists were headed east together around 1:45 a.m. when one rider left the roadway and hit the pole on the south side of the intersection…