For the first time, St. Johns County Sheriff Rob Hardick is talking about the tragedy last month involving a 12-year-old boy who was hit and killed riding a mini dirt bike in the crosswalk outside Patriot Oaks Academy.

Sheriff Hardwick’s Haunted Jail brings scares to St. Johns County with an “Alien Invasion” theme.

The St. Johns County sheriff brought attention to a 15-year-old case that rocked the Putnam County community.

Mandatory evacuations were underway Wednesday for roughly 180,000 people in St. Johns County as Hurricane Ian approaches the state. People living near water are advised to go to higher ground and leave their homes.