It continues to be dangerous to run in Jacksonville
I found out this morning that the victim was a 17-year-old girl. The most disturbing part is the driver didn't stop. She may have been killed instantly, but only an animal wouldn't stop to see if there was something that could be done. My prayers go out to the family. Losing a child is unthinkable. The Christmas holidays will never be the same for them.
Police seeking help in jogger hit-and-run death
A young woman jogging across Kernan Boulevard was killed Wednesday in a hit-and-run accident, authorities said.
Jacksonville police are searching for an unidentified vehicle that is believed to have collided with a truck, caused the truck to hit the woman and then left the scene.
The woman was jogging west out of a subdivision near Hunter's Haven Lane when the accident occurred about 5:30 p.m., said Ken Jefferson, spokesman for the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. The victim is unidentified but believed to be 16 to 20 years old, he said. She died at the scene.
The jogger's sneakers were found 15 feet away from her body.
Jefferson said the Sheriff's Office asks the public to call if they know any description of the vehicle or the driver.