Jacksonville officer injured in January crash promoted to sergeant

Josh Wiggins flashes a smile with his son

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville Sheriff's Officer who was hit during a carjacking nearly 3 months ago has been promoted to sergeant. 

Josh Wiggins, 35, is still recovering from the Janauary 3, 2019 crash. A carjacking suspect rammed into his patrol cruiser, injuring Wiggins and officer Christoper Rouselle, 29.

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The department is counting down the days until he returns and congratulated him with this message:

Congratulations “Sarge”!  Now, hurry back to full duty & take your well-earned place among a talented group of new supervisors at JSO.

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