Arlington neighborhood concerned after man killed in hit-and-run

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News4JAX records amusement determination person been 15 unsolved deed and runs successful Duval County successful 2021

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a pedestrian was deed and killed aboriginal Monday greeting connected Lone Star Road, conscionable steps from an simple schoolhouse with the aforesaid name.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a pedestrian was deed and killed aboriginal Monday morning connected Lone Star Road, conscionable steps from an simple schoolhouse with the aforesaid name.

The antheral was recovered lying connected the crushed astir 2 a.m. A neighbour called 911 and said that by the clip JSO and the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department arrived, the antheral was dead.

Neighbors told News4JAX that radical are speeding and driving recklessly connected the street, and small to nary lighting makes it worse.

“It was late. We were up, I was waiting for my kids to travel home,” a pistillate who lives successful the vicinity told News4JAX. “I was disquieted truthful of people we walked outside, and astatine that clip determination was a motortruck successful beforehand of the schoolhouse going towards Saint Johns Bluff. It had stopped and we heard the doorway shut. We could spot a shadiness due to the fact that it was dark.”

Police accidental it was a 26-year-old antheral who was recovered successful the road.

News4JAX records amusement determination person been 15 unsolved hit-and-runs successful Duval County this year. Among those: John Kendrick Jr., 27. He was deed portion riding his bicycle connected Eastport Road connected Oct. 30. He died astatine the hospital.

And, different deadly hit-and-run happened connected Nov. 15 connected Southside Boulevard adjacent Perimeter Park Boulevard.