According to data released by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, there were 205 traffic fatalities in Jacksonville, Florida during 2020.  This is a shockingly high number given COVID-19 pandemic stay-at-home orders and the lack of travel by out of state drivers.  JSO was able to identify 25 intersections that were “highly dangerous” and the most likely places where a crash results in serious injury or death.  In comparison to 2019, there was a 25% increase in traffic fatalities in Duval County.  Of these fatal accidents, 86 involved pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcycles.  In 59 of the crashes, the victim in a motor vehicle wasn’t wearing a seat belt.

25 High Crash Locations in Duval County

INTERSECTIONS                         CRASHES

BLANDING/YOUNGERMAN 113
ARGYLE FOREST/ BLANDING 84
BLANDING/ COLLINS 80
103RD/ RICKER 77
SOUTHSIDE/ ATLANTIC 75
103RD/ OLD MIDDLEBURG 73
NEW KINGS/ EDGEWOOD 67
ARLINGTON/ CESERY 65
103RD/ BLANDING 62
FOURACKER/NORMANDY 48
BAYMEADOWS/ PHILIPS 58
GATE/ SOUTHSIDE 54
MCDUFF/ ROOSEVELT 53
COLLINS/ RAMPART 53
CLAIRE/ SAN JOSE 53
MCCORMICK/ MONUMENT 52
J TURNER BUTLER / SOUTHSIDE 51
UNIVERSITY BLVD/ POWERS 49
BEACH/ SAN PABLO 48
BAYMEADOWS/ SOUTHSIDE 47
ATLANTIC/ KERNAN 46
103RD/ FIRESTONE 46
RICHARD/ UNIVERSITY 45
ST. JOHNS BLUFF/ ATLANTIC 45
HARTLEY/ SAN JOSE 47

 

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