Jacksonville, Fl — An early morning crash involving an off-duty officer and a fleeing driver in Mandarin left an off-duty officer injured.
The crash happened right under the W. Beltway overpass on Old St. Augustine Road. According to police, an officer conducted a traffic stop near the Buckman Bridge in the 3 am hour, and the driver fled.
The driver later crashed into an off-duty JSO officer at the Old St. Augustine Road intersection at I-295. The driver then fled on foot but was later arrested and sustained no apparent injuries.
The officer was taken to a local hospital with injuries that were described as non-life threatening.
UPDATE: Off-duty Jax officer hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after crash involving fleeing driver: https://t.co/EK0HwJSBM8@AliciaANJax @WOKVNews @ActionNewsJax @JSOPIO
— Rich Jones (@RichJonesJax) September 24, 2020
Here’s a closer look at the police cruiser involved in the crash. You can see investigators are here on scene on Old St. Augustine Road. @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/KiYlFulP9U
— Alicia Tarancon (@AliciaANJax) September 24, 2020
The ramps to Old St Augustine Rd remain closed, San Jose is your alternate. I-295 is still delay free. #WOKVtraffic #FL511 pic.twitter.com/VV0rax7f44
— Brian Reilly (@Brian_WOKV) September 24, 2020
Crash involving a JSO police cruiser has shutdown all lanes at Old St. Augustine Road at I-295. @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/anjUpjpn1O
— Alicia Tarancon (@AliciaANJax) September 24, 2020
JSO will give us a LIVE update at 6:10 a.m. on this crash on in Old St. Augustine Road involving a police cruiser and another car @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/9fmZCPSB7O
— Alicia Tarancon (@AliciaANJax) September 24, 2020
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