Pedestrian Hit, Killed On Lem Turner Road
Lem Turner Road Closed Early Friday Morning
POSTED: Friday, November 20, 2009
UPDATED: 2:46 pm EST November 20,
2009
  Lem Turner Road near Jacksonville International Airport was closed for more than two hours after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle. |
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A pedestrian was hit and killed by a car early Friday on Lem Turner Road on the Northside, according to Jacksonville Fire and Rescue.The crash happened just after 5:30 a.m. on Lem Turner Road just north of Braddock Road, west of Jacksonville International Airport.Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Bill Leeper said 58-year-old Franklin Lee Fox of Jacksonville was crossing Lem Turner Road when he was hit by a northbound car.According to the accident report, a car driven by Kelley Andrews, 28, of Callahan, struck Fox, then came to a stop on the shoulder of the road.Troopers said blood-alcohol tests were performed on both Fox and Andrews and the incident remains under investigation.Lem Turner Road was closed in both directions in the area through about 8 a.m.
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