Police searching for driver in Mayport hit and run

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July 31, 2017 at 6:35 am EDT

By Danielle Leigh

Jacksonville, Fl. — Jacksonville Police are trying to put the pieces together and locate the driver involved in a fatal hit and run in the Mayport area.

A pedestrian was hit on State Road A1A near Nantucket Road late Sunday night. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue pronounced the person dead when they arrived at the scene.

Witnesses tell police they saw a gray SUV flee the area of the crash south on A1A.

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