JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office police vehicle was involved in a crash at the intersection of Philips Highway and Emerson Street.
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According to JSO, an officer was responding to a traffic crash with injuries and lane blockage.
The officer was driving eastbound on Emerson Street in a JSO Ford Explorer SUV with lights and siren activated.
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According to the officer involved in the crash, it appeared that northbound Phillips Highway had stopped at a yield. A dark-colored midsized SUV was driving northbound on Phillips Highway in the outside right lane and the dark SUV did not stop.
The front of the dark midsized SUV struck the passenger’s side of the JSO-marked SUV which then pushed the JSO SUV into a vehicle that was stopped westbound on Emerson St. waiting to turn southbound onto Phillips Hwy.
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The JSO police officer and the citizen were transported to local hospitals for evaluation. Both are stable with minor injuries.
The intersection of Phillips Hwy. and Emerson St. will be closed for another hour as detectives complete the investigation.
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