Man shot in Woodstock crashes car into pole, dies at hospital

JSO: Gunman shoots at 2 people in pickup truck

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Homicide detectives with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office are investigating the death of a man who crashed into a power pole after he was shot Thursday night in the Woodstock neighborhood.

Officers were dispatched about 8 p.m. to Detroit Street just north of Commonwealth Avenue, where a crash with injuries and shooting were reported.

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Upon arrival, they found a Ford pickup truck with multiple bullet holes had crashed into a power pole and hit a fence.

Two people were in the pickup truck at the time of the incident, according to police. The driver was shot and had life-threatening injuries.

He was transported to UF Health, where he later died. Police identified the driver as 38-year-old Carlos Equan Jefferson.

Police said the passenger in the vehicle was identified but was uncooperative.