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Officers Crash Into Each Other During Pursuit

Added 2022-11-07 17:03:01 +0000 UTC

Video Link: https://youtu.be/fFrWXDapbkw

Jacksonville, Florida – On Thursday, October 13, 2022, just after 2 p.m., detectives with Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Gang Unit were patrolling in the Paxon area where they spotted a white Ford F-150 occupied by two people, both wearing full face masks. The driving pattern of the truck also drew the attention of the officers, who ran the tag to discover it was stolen. JSO made efforts to stop the truck at 12th Street West and Detroit Street. Unmarked detective cars turned their lights and sirens on for a “vehicle block” and the stolen truck “defeated” the block, which led to the pursuit. The bodycam footage picks up seven minutes into the pursuit when one of the officers attempts a pit maneuver to stop the stolen pickup truck.

Soon after that, the footage shows two of the police cruisers colliding causing them to jump a median on Roosevelt. Then, one of the officer’s airbags deploys and once he gets out of his cruiser, the footage shows the second cruiser plowed through a fence. The pickup truck continued to get away. Both officers involved in the pursuit were unharmed by the crash, but two additional drivers -- with one being injured -- were hit during the chase. The suspect driving the white Ford F-150 continued south on Roosevelt Boulevard before crashing into a pole. One of the suspects in the car was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A gun was recovered from inside the stolen truck, police said. Both the teen driver and the passenger were arrested.