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Billy Joe Pate III, 33, killed, Joseph Gaines critically wounded after crashing into tree off J. Turner Butler Boulevard in Jacksonville Beach, Florida

Modified Date: 
Tue, 09/01/2015 - 1:50pm
Accident Date: 
Saturday, August 29, 2015

Driver killed, passenger critically injured in one car accident on Butler Boulevard early Saturday

One person was killed and second critically injured in a one vehicle crash in the 1500 block of J. Turner Butler Boulevard about 2:50 a.m. Saturday, Jacksonville Beach police reported. Investigators said the driver apparently lost control of a 1998 Honda Civil and crashed into a wood area on the north side of Butler near Sanctuary Boulevard.

Driver killed, passenger critically injured in one car accident on Butler Boulevard early Saturday

One person was killed and second critically injured in a one vehicle crash in the 1500 block of J. Turner Butler Boulevard about 2:50 a.m. Saturday, Jacksonville Beach police reported. Investigators said the driver apparently lost control of a 1998 Honda Civil and crashed into a wood area on the north side of Butler near Sanctuary Boulevard. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger was airlifted by helicopter to UF Health Jacksonville in critical condition.

1 killed, 1 critically injured in Butler Blvd. accident early Saturday

One person was killed and second critically injured in a one vehicle crash on J. Turner Butler Boulevard near Sanctuary Boulevard about 2:50 a.m. Saturday, Jacksonville Beach police reported. Investigators said the driver, 33-year-old Billy Joe Pate III of Jacksonville, apparently lost control of a 1998 Honda Civic while travelling westbound and crashed into a wooded area on the north side of Butler. Pate was pronounced dead at the scene. Joseph Gaines of Jacksonville, who was a passenger, was taken by helicopter to UF Health Jacksonville where he remains in critical condition.
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Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Road Departure
People Involved: 
Joseph Gaines
Billy Joe Pate III
Roadway: 
J. Turner Butler Boulevard
City: 
Jacksonville Beach, FL
County: 
Duval County, FL
Area: 
Jacksonville, FL

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