JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man in his mid-forties was killed on Kings Road after being hit by an off-duty Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officer on Saturday morning, according to JSO.
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Officials said the officer was on his way to work in his police car around 5:21 a.m.
At the 1400 block of Kings Road, he hit a pedestrian. According to police, the pedestrian was not in a crosswalk but just walking in the street.
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The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department pronounced the pedestrian dead at the scene.
The crash is being investigated, but officials don’t believe speed was a factor.
The officer has been put on administrative leave for “possible counseling,” according to JSO.
According to JSO, this is the 157th traffic fatality this year and the 43rd involving a pedestrian.
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