Putnam County teen killed in hit-and-run - WJXT Jacksonville
WE LEARNED MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A TEENAGER BOY IN HIT-AND-RUN CRASH HAS ONE PRIOR ARREST FOR DUI. 14-YEAR-OLD AUSTIN WHITE HIT BY PICK UP IN RURAL AREA SOUTH WEST OF PALATKA WALKING ON SOAP LANDING ROAD WITH 12-YEAR-OLD SISTER AND STS HIS SISTER SPOKE WITH ASHLEY TO DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENED. I DIDN'T EVEN SEE THE TRUCK GO I DON'T KNOW IT JUST HAPPENED FAST. 12-YEAR-OLD AND HER 14-YEAR-OLD BROTHER WERE WALKING DOWN THE ROAD MILE FROM THE GRANDMOTHER HOUSE WHEN TRUCK CROSSED THE CENTER LANE. Reporter: FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORT THAT'S AUSTIN WAS WALKING ON SOAP LANDING ROAD AT 9 P. M. WHEN 2002 DONE RAM WORK TRUCK HIT AND KILLED AUSTIN. THE DRIVER 50-YEAR-OLD ALLEN WARD DROVE AWAY FROM THE SCENE. BE ON THE LOOK OUT ALERT ISSUED FOR THE DRIVER AND WARD TURNED HIMSELF IN AT 1:50 AM AND TOLD POLICE WHERE TO FIND THE TRUCK WHICH WAS TOWED TO A SECURE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT FACILITY. IF CONVICTED OF THE FATAL HIT-AND-RUN WARD COULD FACE UP. A Putnam County family is grieving after a hit-and-run crash killed a teenage boy Sunday night. Austin Wise, 14, died after he was hit by a pickup truck in a rural area southwest of Palatka. Austin's 12-year-old sister, Alexis, was there when the crash happened and called for help. “It was quick, like I didn't even see the truck go,” Alexis said. Source: www.news4jax.com
