JSO: 26-year-old Jacksonville man killed in hit-and-run crash in Arlington

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Police are working to find the driver they said fatally struck a man in Arlington early Monday and did not stop.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said at 2:40 a.m., it received a call from a neighbor who found a body in the road on Lone Star Boulevard, near Lone Star Elementary.

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According to JSO, the neighbor heard a loud noise and went to investigate and found the 26-year-old Jacksonville man’s body.

Detectives are investigating. At this time, JSO does not have a description of the vehicle or driver involved.

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If you have any information, you’re asked to call JSO at 904-630-0500, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS if you want to remain anonymous.

JSO said this is the 199th traffic death this year in Jacksonville and the city’s 49th deadly crash involving a pedestrian in 2021.

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