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Teen hospitalized in Jacksonville hit and run dies

By ActionNewsJax.com News Staff
Alaysha Williams, a senior at Edward H. White High School, died after a hit and run wreck on Blanding Boulevard.

Alaysha Williams Alaysha Williams, a senior at Edward H. White High School, died after a hit and run wreck on Blanding Boulevard. (Alaysha Williams family, for Action News Jax)

By ActionNewsJax.com News Staff

Jacksonville, Fla. — An Edward H. White High School student who was hit by a car Monday morning has died, a family member told Action News Jax on Wednesday. Alaysha Williams, a senior at the school and captain of the basketball team, was on her way to the bus stop when she was hit by a car while crossing the street in the 3900 block of Blanding Boulevard.

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Jacksonville police said they believe the car that struck Williams was a white Toyota Yaris or similar vehicle.

After hitting the teen, the driver pulled into a parking lot south of the crash scene, inspected the vehicle, got back in the car and drove off heading south on Blanding Boulevard, a JSO news release stated Monday.

Jacksonville Hit and Run Jacksonville police are looking for a driver who hit a pedestrian Monday morning in the 3900 block of Blanding Boulevard and drove off.

Any with information about the hit and run is asked to contact JSO at 904-630-0500 or JSOCrimeTips@jaxsheriff.org. To submit anonymous tips, call First Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS and be eligible for a $3,000 reward.

We appreciate our community's support in sharing this information. We are actively looking into all relevant details...

Posted by Jacksonville Sheriff's Office on Monday, September 30, 2024

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