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Traffic Alert: Detours scheduled for next week on I-10 due to widening project
Read full article: Traffic Alert: Detours scheduled for next week on I-10 due to widening projectDrivers passing through Interstate 10, from Interstate 295 to 95, can expect some detours starting Sunday as part of the Florida Department of Transportation’s widening project.
Cure Violence asks for funding increase, city wants to see data
Read full article: Cure Violence asks for funding increase, city wants to see dataSince 2019, Cure Violence has been working to reduce crime in the most high-risk areas of Jacksonville. Tuesday, the program presented a proposal for an increase in funding by half a million dollars.
1 dead after fight in parking lot leads to shooting on Westside, police say
Read full article: 1 dead after fight in parking lot leads to shooting on Westside, police sayOne man is dead after a shooting in a strip mall parking lot off of Lane Avenue on Wednesday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
2 dead in separate Jacksonville motorcycle crashes; 33 deadly motorcycle crashes this year
Read full article: 2 dead in separate Jacksonville motorcycle crashes; 33 deadly motorcycle crashes this yearTwo separate crashes in Jacksonville late Saturday night and early Sunday morning left two motorcyclists dead, authorities said.
Ponte Vedra Beach man killed in garbage truck crash on I-10 at Lane Avenue
Read full article: Ponte Vedra Beach man killed in garbage truck crash on I-10 at Lane AvenueThe Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department and Florida Highway Patrol responded to a deadly crash Monday afternoon on I-10 westbound at Lane Avenue.
Jacksonville police investigate deadly traffic crash on Lane Avenue
Read full article: Jacksonville police investigate deadly traffic crash on Lane AvenueAt least one person was killed in a traffic crash Sunday in the Hyde Park neighborhood on the city’s Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Motorcyclist has life-threatening head injury after crash on Lane Avenue
Read full article: Motorcyclist has life-threatening head injury after crash on Lane AvenueA motorcyclist was hospitalized with a life-threatening head injury Thursday evening after a crash on Lane Avenue, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
12-year-old girl, 15-year-old boy located safe
Read full article: 12-year-old girl, 15-year-old boy located safeJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 12-year-old girl and 15-year-old boy that were subject of a search on Sunday have been found safe, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. The girl was reported missing in Lexington, North Carolina, on Friday. Davidson County Sheriff’s Office investigators say they are not sure of her connection to Jacksonville, but when she was seen Saturday evening with a Jacksonville teenager on Saturday evening, local police joined the search. When JSO announced the juveniles were found, they did not say where or the circumstances. The front desk woman did not say what the motive for that was.
Man, woman found dead in house in Biltmore neighborhood
Read full article: Man, woman found dead in house in Biltmore neighborhoodPolice said the man and woman, believed to be in their 50s, were shot multiple times. According to police, a friend who went to check on them made the discovery inside the home in the Biltmore neighborhood. Police will be reviewing neighbors’ surveillance video, as well as surveillance video from cameras at the house where the two were found dead. Three neighbors told News4Jax that they heard multiple gunshots late Sunday night but didn’t know where the shots were being fired. Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500.
Fuel tanker fire shuts down I-10 Christmas Eve morning
Read full article: Fuel tanker fire shuts down I-10 Christmas Eve morningJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville firefighters battled a fuel tanker fire on I-10 westbound early Christmas Eve morning. The tanker was carrying 6,000 gallons of gasoline and 2,500 gallons of diesel when flames sparked. All westbound lanes of I-10 at Hammond Boulevard were closed while crews transfered the fuel. Otherwise, traffic is being redirected onto the 295 exit. If you follow the latter route, you’ll need to use 295 northbound to exit to Commonwealth Avenue, go left on Commonwealth, and then use Picketville Road south to get to US 90.
I-295 gridlocked early Tuesday morning due to crash
Read full article: I-295 gridlocked early Tuesday morning due to crashMemorial Park Road was closed at I-295 as well. Drivers were diverted to take Commonwealth Avenue to get to I-10 and then exit to I-295 to continue North. WEST BELTWAY | Things are still moving very slowwww on 295 NB just before I-10 There's a crash that's blocked 2 of the right lanes in this area. #PringlePatrol @wjxt4 pic.twitter.com/NgnmztoWs1 — Lena Pringle (@WJXTLenaPringle) December 15, 2020FHP reported another crash in the area on I-295 at Herlong Road at 6 a.m. The right shoulder was blocked, but the crash cleared quickly.
Deadly crash robs father of chance to reconnect with daughter
Read full article: Deadly crash robs father of chance to reconnect with daughterThe woman’s father identified her as Gabby Pendergrass. (WJXT)Charles Pendergrass said his relationship with his daughter became estranged when she was a child and Gabby was raised by his sister. “I’m trying to cope with it.”He said it’s extremely difficult because the hit-and-run crashed robbed them from their chance to reconnect as father and daughter. I’m trying, but I don’t know how," Charles Pendergrass said. “That traffic light, you’ve got to pay 100% attention as a driver for pedestrians trying to cross the street because it’s on a bend,” Jefferson said.
Deadly hit-and-run on Lane Avenue, Police investigating
Read full article: Deadly hit-and-run on Lane Avenue, Police investigatingJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 25-year-old woman was killed in a deadly hit-and-run accident while crossing Lane Avenue on Saturday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The woman was crossing Lane Avenue when she was struck by the hit-and-run driver who was traveling Northbound, according to JSO. The Sheriff’s Office says the incident was captured by nearby video. JSO Traffic Homicide is leading a further investigation into this deadly hit-and-run accident. Anyone with information that could help detectives can contact JSO, either at its non-emergency line (904-630-0500 or by email at JSOcrimetips@jaxsheriff.org.
Police: 4 in custody after woman claims she was being forced to rob Westside bank
Read full article: Police: 4 in custody after woman claims she was being forced to rob Westside bankJacksonville police said a woman in her 30s entered the SunTrust Bank on South Lane Avenue about 9:50 a.m. and sat down in a waiting area. While writing a note, she told a bank employee she was being forced to rob the bank by three people who were sitting outside in an SUV. Police said the woman inside the bank, who they learned had a weapon, was also detained. Taylor Kellenberg was arriving at the bank just after the attempted robbery. This is the 10th robbery or attempted robbery of a bank in Jacksonville this year, according to News4Jax records.