JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has released body camera footage from a drunk driving crash that led to multiple injuries and damage to a police vehicle, Action News Jax reported.
The Dec. 26 crash took place on the Mathews Bridge, where a JSO officer was assisting two motorists in changing a tire on a disabled vehicle, according to the report. The officer’s patrol car was parked behind the vehicles with its emergency lights activated.
As the tire change was being completed, a pickup truck collided with the rear of the police car, causing one of the motorists to be pinned between two vehicles. Video shows the officer jumping away from the cars as the pinned man cried, “My leg! My leg!”
The officer opened the door to the pickup truck and instructed the driver to step on the brake. Both the driver and a passenger turned out to be unconscious, according to the report.
The officer applied the brake himself before calling in the crash on his radio and asking if the occupants of the cars were alright.
The crash resulted in serious injuries to two people and minor injuries to the officer, according to the report. The driver now faces six counts of DUI with property damage and/or personal injury, as well as charges for driving under the influence, careless driving and failing to move over for an emergency vehicle.
“Drive sober or get pulled over. Lives are on the line,” JSO posted on X.
The suspect opened fire on officers as he exited the truck, NOPD Commissioner Anne Kirkpatrick said; guns and pipe bombs were recovered from the vehicle
One person died inside the truck and several others were injured
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