JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A pedestrian was killed Friday night in a crash on New Kings Road, marking Jacksonville’s 163rd traffic fatality and 36th pedestrian death of 2025, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
The fatal collision occurred just after 6:30 p.m. on New Kings Road, about a half-mile south of I-295, when a northbound driver struck a man who was in the roadway, authorities said.
A witness who was driving several cars behind the incident described a violent impact that scattered debris across the road…