JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — UPDATE 8:30 p.m.: Police say they’ve made an arrest in the death of an 8-month-old baby Saturday.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrested the driver, 20-year-old Justin Golden, after he allegedly put the baby in the road and then hit the child with a car.
The baby later died.
Golden is charged with vehicular homicide and aggravated manslaughter. He was taken to the Duval County jail.
ORIGINAL: Police are investigating after they say a baby was placed in the road by a driver, and then run over and killed.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says this happened around 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of McDuff Avenue South and Lenox Avenue.
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According to police, there were two people in the car - a man (driver) and a woman (passenger). They apparently got into an argument in the car, and that’s when the driver stopped at the intersection.
JSO says the man put the baby on the ground, then drove off, hitting the 8-month-old in the process.
The baby was taken to a hospital by the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, where it was pronounced dead.
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Right now, it’s unclear if the people in the car were the baby’s parents.
The traffic homicide unit is now investigating and interviewing witnesses, including the driver.
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