Mother killed in hit-and-run in Jacksonville; family seeks answers

A family is hoping to get some answers after a mother was killed in a hit-and-run on Friday in Jacksonville.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Erica Milton, 33, was walking in the crosswalk at 11:30 p.m. at the intersection of Normandy Boulevard and Memorial Park Road.

Witnesses told patrol a dark SUV or a Jeep struck Milton and then continued traveling westbound on Normandy Boulevard. FHP said emergency rescue personnel took Milton to UF Health, where she was later pronounced dead.

The driver is still unidentified, as charges are pending.

A family member who reached out to Action News Jax is hoping whomever left the scene during the crash will be arrested. The family member said Milton was a mother of two girls.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call the Florida Highway Patrol by dialing *FHP(347) from your mobile phone.

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