JSO searching for car linked to fatal Westside hit-and-run involving pedestrian
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is searching for a car that is believed to have been involved in a fatal hit-and-run on the city’s Westside earlier this month.
According to JSO, someone driving a dark-colored car, possibly blue, struck a pedestrian before fleeing southbound on Blanding Boulevard on Dec.
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The crash that happened near the Confederate Point neighborhood between Harlow Road and 103rd Street around 1 a.m. left a man dead.
Detectives suspected that the hit-and-run vehicle was a Volkswagen based on evidence at the crash scene and on Monday released images of the vehicle.
Detectives have determined the suspect vehicle to be a 2011-2014 dark-colored Volkswagen Jetta, like the photograph above.
The vehicle should have damage to the left, driver’s side front quarter panel and the windshield.
Anyone with information about the crash or the location of this vehicle is aksed to call the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500 or email [email protected][1].
To remain anonymous and potentially receive a cash reward, you can call First Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS or text **TIPS (8477).
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