FLORIDA — A 21-year-old Fernandina Beach man was killed in a motorcycle crash Thursday night on State Road A1A in Nassau County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers responded to the crash at the intersection of South Fletcher Avenue and Askins Avenue around 9:30 p.m.
Investigators said the motorcyclist was traveling northbound on South Fletcher Avenue when he struck an unoccupied sport utility vehicle that was stopped perpendicular to the roadway in the northbound lane.
According to FHP, the driver of the SUV had exited the vehicle and was unhitching a trailer at the time of the collision. The front of the motorcycle struck the left side of the SUV.
Authorities said the motorcyclist was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
The rider was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the SUV was not injured.
The crash remains under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol.
