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The largest city in Florida by population and largest city by area in the lower-48 states
The city of Jacksonville(link is external) covers an incredible 875 square miles of land, more so than any city in the lower-48 states. A few small cities in Alaska have greater land area, but their populations are only a fraction of Jacksonville's, which is nearly 900,000. Being the most populous city in the state, Jacksonville has become a center for a number of large events, including the Jacksonville Jazz Festival(link is external), the second-largest jazz festival in the country, and the famous Gate River Run(link is external) road race, which draws over 13,000 people each year.
Jacksonville's main roads
- I-10(link is external), enters Jacksonville from the west and intersects with I-95 in the city.
- I-95(link is external), cut through the center of the city going from north to south.
- I-295(link is external), circles the city.
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If someone you know has been injured in a Jacksonville accident, they will likely be at one of these main hospitals
- St. Vincent's Healthcare(link is external)
- Baptist Health(link is external)
- UF Health Jacksonville(link is external)
Local Support Groups
- Jewish Family Community Services Bereavement Support Group(link is external)
- Griefnet.org Online Grief Support(link is external)
When someone is injured in an accident in Jacksonville, it is important to gather information about what happens next.
Being injured in a serious accident is always a shocking and scary experience, and dealing with the aftermath is exhausting and stressful. Accident victims are forced to deal with hospitalization, medical treatments, missed work, and lost income, often while trying to manage pain and disability from their injuries. And then the insurance adjusters start circling. Find out more about accidents and what issues an injured person needs to be aware of by going to this link.
What to do after a serious injury accident in Jacksonville
When someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle collision in Jacksonville, the accident victim and their family members are left with medical bills, lost income, and other costs. It is important to get legal assistance to help the accident victim recover, or when the accident is fatal, to help the family members get fully compensated for their losses. Learn more about how a Jacksonville personal injury attorney will help injured victims and families.
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West was driving with a suspended license. Both he and the truck driver Jose Herminio Diaz, 55, of Jacksonville were both wearing seat belts and were not injured, the Highway Patrol said.
A crash sends two people to the hospital including a Florida Highway Patrol trooper crash Wednesday morning. Both troopers were in their vehicles at the time of the crash.
A motorcycle driver sustained injuries after hitting a police cruiser on Interstate 295 near the Pritchard Road exit in Jacksonville, Florida.
Blake Carter, 3, killed after being struck by a vehicle when he attempted to cross at Clay County Road and College Drive in Jacksonville, FL.
John Lutsch had stopped the bus in the left turn lane on Oakleaf Plantation Parkway when he started to back up. The end of the bus collided with the front of a pickup that was also in the lane.
A deadly hit-and-run traffic accident occurred involving a bicyclist near Hilltop Road and Kings Estate Road in St. Augustine. The victim has been identified as Madison Jacob Meyer, 26 of St. Augustine, Florida.
An unidentified vehicle drove onto the shoulder of U.S. 1 north of St. Augustine near Stokes Landing Road and struck bicyclist Benjamin Robert Kausch, 45 of St. Augustine about 10:35 p.m. Friday, resulting in his death.
The victim in the Wednesday morning fatal crash on Florida 200 was identified as Martha Lucas Fralick, 68. Fralick was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Jimmy Everett Fralick III, 21, heading eastbound on Florida 200 near Interstate 95.
A driver was hospitalized after a wrong-way crash on I-10, according to Florida Highway Patrol troopers. Troopers say 38-year-old Leslie Brenning of Jacksonville was westbound in the eastbound inside lane of I-10 around 2 a.m. Saturday.
A 23-year-old riding a skateboard in the middle of a Fleming Island street early Saturday morning died after he was struck by a motorcycle, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say Kyle Klocek was on a skateboard in the westbound trav
After a motorcycle collided with a mini-van on Palmer Street, a passenger on the motorcycle was ejected into the path of a commercial truck. The passenger was taken to UF Health Jacksonville in serious condition.