FHP trooper seriously hurt in Normandy crash, three people arrested

Jacksonville, FL — A Florida Highway Patrol trooper has been taken to the hospital with serious, but not life-threatening, injuries, following a crash on Normandy Boulevard.

FHP says two motorcycle troopers were heading east on Normandy, when a driver apparently didn’t see them and tried to make a left on to Cold Creek Boulevard. One of the motorcycle troopers was able to avoid contact with the turning vehicle, but one hit it and was ejected, according to FHP Sergeant Dylan Bryan.

Bryan says the driver that turned- 26-year-old Cedric Brown, of Jacksonville- failed to yield to oncoming traffic. He has been arrested for failure to yield the right-of-way, driving with a suspended license and possession of a controlled substance.

The passenger in Brown’s vehicle was also arrested for possession of a controlled substance. FHP says a third person was arrested at the scene after failing to obey a lawful command and resisting arrest without violence. FHP says she was interfering in the investigation.

Bryan says the trooper who was hurt is highly-respected. He says the trooper is fairly new to motorcycle patrol, but is fully certified.