JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Police are investigating after they said a naked man stole a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office cruiser on Interstate 10 and crashed it into a ditch Thursday.
Officers told Action News Jax the police officer initially saw the man laying in the roadway on I-10, and stopped to help.
Police said that’s when the man became combative, hopped in the JSO cruiser and drove off.
The cruiser was found crashed into a wooded area off of I-10 West near Chaffee Road. The naked man was taken to a hospital.
Florida 511 traffic cameras showed a backup and emergency vehicles in the area.
JSO said it responded to multiple calls of the officer asking for help.
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JSO tells me it all started when an officer initially saw a naked man laying in the roadway on I-10. The officer stopped to help the guy out, that’s when police say he became combative and hopped in the cruiser and took off. https://t.co/MsOB35Fma3
— Stephanie Bennett (@StephanieANJax) January 21, 2021
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