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School crossing guard arrested in hit-and-run crash that left man critically injured

Carolyn Bacon was arrested in a hit-and-run (WJXT)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A school crossing guard was arrested Monday after a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office investigation into a Sunday morning hit-and-run crash in Northwest Jacksonville.

On Sunday around 11 a.m., police said witnesses saw a Nissan sedan hit a man at the intersection of Edgewood Avenue and New Kings Road.

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The driver did not pull over after the crash. The witnesses also provided police with a potential tag number.

The man was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

JSO said it found the vehicle involved in the crash at Carolyn Bacon’s home.

Bacon, who was a part-time crossing guard since 2018, was arrested.

She also resigned from her position after the arrest.


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