A fatal accident claimed the life of a 42-year-old Macclenny man on Friday night in Nassau County. The Florida Highway Patrol has detailed that the individual, while traversing US Highway 90 east of Rayonier Road, lost control of his sedan and failed to follow the curve of the road, leading to a tragic single-car crash, as reported by Action News Jax.
The crash occurred just before 10 p.m., with the driver’s vehicle departing from the road, overturning after an impact with four trees. Detailed in the News4Jax account, the man was not using a seatbelt, which led to being ejected from the car. As a result, pronounced dead at the scene, the investigation into the cause of the crash remains ongoing.
A deeper look into the crash by First Coast News revealed that the incident happened at 9:53 p.m. when the driver, heading eastbound on U.S. 90, “failed to negotiate the curve of the roadway.” The location, east of Rayonier Road, became the scene of the night’s sorrowful event…