A deadly crash was reported near the Love's Travel Stop off U.S. Route 301 and Interstate 10, as the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office worked the scene in the 17100 block. A woman was killed after being hit by a semi, but her identity was not provided.
According to First Coast News, the crash site sits just off the interchange where I-10 meets U.S. 301, right beside one of the region's busiest commercial fueling stops. News4JAX also reported on the fatal crash. As of the initial reporting, a woman had died after being hit by a semi, but her identity was not provided.
A Freight Corridor Built for Collisions
Baldwin sits on Jacksonville's far western edge, where Interstate 10, U.S. Route 301, and U.S. Route 90 all converge around commercial staging facilities like the Love's Travel Stop, according to the same First Coast News report. The area includes commercial staging facilities and freight traffic. The corridor has seen serious crashes before: in November 2025, a fatal two-vehicle collision west of Baldwin on U.S. 90 forced JSO to close all lanes between the U.S. 301 bypass and Brandy Branch Boulevard, the outlet reported, after a pickup truck reversed into oncoming traffic in a head-on impact.
Heavy commercial vehicle traffic has factored into other severe Duval County crashes this year. In June, Action News Jax reported that a driver was killed and a child critically injured in a collision with a semi-truck in northwest Jacksonville, underscoring the risks that come with sharing roads with freight traffic in the county.
Countywide Traffic Deaths Climbing
The Baldwin crash adds to a grim tally across Duval County this year. JSO data cited by News4JAX showed the county had already reached 90 traffic fatalities by mid-June, including 24 pedestrian deaths and seven fatal hit-and-runs. Statistics cited by ThatCarHitMe.com found that Duval County recorded 169 motor vehicle traffic fatalities in 2025, up from an estimated 145 in 2024.
The City of Jacksonville adopted a Vision Zero Action Plan in July 2025 aiming to eliminate all traffic deaths and cut severe traffic injuries in half by 2035, a response to data showing 921 traffic deaths in Duval County between 2018 and 2023. Baldwin's fatal crash arrives as that initiative continues to unfold against a backdrop of rising annual fatality counts.
What Happens Next Under Florida Law
Under Florida Statute § 316.066, investigators have 10 days from any fatal crash to file a formal Long Form report with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, meaning fuller details on the Baldwin crash should emerge over the coming days. Separately, details about driver duties and penalties for leaving a fatal-crash scene were not included in the initial account.
Hoodline has also reported a fatal crash on Haines Street near Mathews Bridge. Hoodline will continue to follow the Baldwin investigation as JSO releases further information.
