News4Jax newsman Aaron Farrar joins america from the country with much connected what happened.
News4Jax newsman Aaron Farrar joins america from the country with much connected what happened.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A pistillate was killed Friday greeting erstwhile she was deed by a conveyance connected Kings Road not acold from Edward Waters University, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

The clang was reported astatine 7 a.m. connected Kings Road astatine the intersection of Spires Avenue.

JSO said a reddish Hyundai Elantra was headed eastbound connected Kings erstwhile the operator deed the aged pistillate pedestrian connected the southbound broadside of the road.

A JSO spokesperson said investigators determined the pistillate was deed successful the crosswalk but they are trying to find if she was crossing the thoroughfare oregon if she had conscionable stepped into the roadway.

The operator of the car remained astatine the scene, and helium is cooperating with police.

This was the 174th postulation fatality and the 45th pedestrian killed successful Duval County this year, constabulary said.

Kings was blocked from Spires to Fairfax Street arsenic the probe continued but reopened by 9:30 a.m.

Anyone with accusation astir the clang was asked to telephone JSO astatine 630-0500 oregon CrimeStoppers astatine 1-866-845-TIPS.

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