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Troopers searching for hit-and-run driver after 25-year-old killed on I-95 in Jacksonville

Troopers are searching for a driver who hit and killed a young mother on I-95 in Jacksonville.

Jazmin Rodriguez, 25, stopped her car in an emergency lane on I-95 north of Old St. Augustine Road around 2:30 a.m. Saturday after a problem with one of her tires.

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Troopers said she was outside of her car when someone, possibly driving a Honda Pilot, swerved into the emergency lane and hit her.

The driver didn't stop and drove off southbound on I-95.

Rodriguez, who family says had a 7-year-old son, was taken to Orange Park Medical Center. She died from her injuries.

Troopers said evidence found at the scene suggests the car that hit Rodriguez was a silver 2009-2011 Honda Pilot.

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Rodriguez's cousin tells Action News Jax that Rodriguez loved her son more than anything. She was very close with her family and siblings.

She worked at Blue Cross Blue Shield, according to her Facebook page.

Anyone with information about the driver or car is asked to call Florida Highway Patrol at 904-695-4115 or Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.

A driver -- possibly in a gray Honda Pilot -- hit Jazmin Rodriguez on I-95 and kept going. Family says Rodriguez had a 7-year-old son:

Posted by Action News Jax on Sunday, January 15, 2017