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Traffic deaths in Jacksonville are up compared to this time last year
Many of the incidents involve motorcycle crashes, Jacksonville police say
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Traffic deaths in Jacksonville are up compared to this time last year
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says traffic fatalities in Duval County are higher than they were last year at this time.
To date, the Sheriff’s Office has reported 128 traffic deaths in Jacksonville. The same time last year, that number was 109. That’s just over a 17% increase.
Notably, Officer Christian Hancock, with the Sheriff’s Office, said officers have been responding to more deaths involving pedestrians and motorcyclists. There have been 33 pedestrian deaths, compared to 24 last year.
Crime expert Mark Baughman says violent crimes are increasing. Author: Briana Ray-Turner Updated: 8:19 PM EDT June 23, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla This year there have been nine shootings so far in Duval County involving teenagers.
First Coast News spoke with John Guns, pastor of St. Paul Church of Jacksonville who says it’s a painful thing to see and hear. The consistency of it being on certain sides of town and with certain demographics is where the real concern is, said Guns.
Guns says these issues need to be resolved.
“We have to decide or continue to decide as a city that we’re going to aggressively attack the factors that’s causing this and attempt to change the climate, said Guns.