JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man died Saturday night in a hit-and-run incident that took place at the intersection of Kings Road and North Davis Street in Downtown Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
JSO's Sergeant Hungerford says at approximately 10:45 p.m., a dark blue 4-door sedan was traveling westbound on Kings Road while the unidentified pedestrian attempted to cross the street in a northern direction. Hungerford says next, the sedan struck the man and then fled the scene without rendering aid.
Police say the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department responded to the scene and took the man to a local hospital where he later died.
JSO says this hit-and-run incident marked as the 134th traffic fatality in Duval County this year.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call JSO's non-emergency number at 904-630-0500 or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.