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09-04-2008, 05:48 PM
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Officer Kane's wife, children and to the members of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A veteran police officer was killed early Thursday when his cruiser hit a construction truck parked on state Road 9A near Gate Parkway.
Sheriff John Rutherford identified the officer as Christopher Kane, 38. The 12-year veteran of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is survived by a wife and two children.
Just before 3 a.m., the officer's cruiser hit a flatbed tractor-trailer parked in the left lane of 9A, which was closed to traffic for construction.
Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Bill Leeper said the cruiser hit with such a strong force that Kane was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said Kane was on his way home after his shift and had had stopped to talk to some officers working off-duty at a roadbock for the 9A road construction project.
Leeper said it could be that Kane did not see the truck parked on the highway. The FHP said Kane was wearing a seat belt.
"He was very active in his community, a Pop Warner coach; just a great guy," Rutherford said.
The FHP kept 9A closed in the area for a few hours while the wreck was investigated and cleared.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A veteran police officer was killed early Thursday when his cruiser hit a construction truck parked on state Road 9A near Gate Parkway.
Sheriff John Rutherford identified the officer as Christopher Kane, 38. The 12-year veteran of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is survived by a wife and two children.
Just before 3 a.m., the officer's cruiser hit a flatbed tractor-trailer parked in the left lane of 9A, which was closed to traffic for construction.
Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Bill Leeper said the cruiser hit with such a strong force that Kane was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said Kane was on his way home after his shift and had had stopped to talk to some officers working off-duty at a roadbock for the 9A road construction project.
Leeper said it could be that Kane did not see the truck parked on the highway. The FHP said Kane was wearing a seat belt.
"He was very active in his community, a Pop Warner coach; just a great guy," Rutherford said.
The FHP kept 9A closed in the area for a few hours while the wreck was investigated and cleared.
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