16-year-old crashes into JSO cruiser, 2 teens hurt

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 16-year-old crashed into a Jacksonville SHeriff’s Office cruiser on Arlington Expressway and Atlantic Boulevard Thursday afternoon.

The sheriff’s office said the officer was pulling out of the substation with the siren on, and ran a red light going about 14 mph when a truck crashed into the cruiser.

The truck then hit a third car occupied by a 52-year-old woman, according to police.

The truck, driven by a 16-year-old had three other teenagers in the truck at the time, Two of them suffered minor injuries, JSO said.

The officer was not hurt, nor was the 52-year-old woman.

According to JSO, the 16-year-old did not see the police car pulling out when the crash happened.

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