Police: Naked man steals JSO cruiser, crashes into ditch along I-10 in Jacksonville

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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