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The driver of a Nissan Altima fled and left his passenger dying in the car after striking a light pole and smashing into an abandoned house on Olevia Street Thursday night.

The suspect then jumped into a Ford F-150 that was following the car and took off, according to Jacksonville Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Melissa Bujeda.

The passenger was unresponsive when rescue crews arrived and had to be cut out of the car. 

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Investigators are asking for the public's help locating a man seen driving a truck near the scene of an Interlachen homicide discovered late Sunday.

Maureen Haugdahl, 52, was found dead inside her home at 104 Arnold Street in Interlachen and investigators want to speak with a man seen driving a newer model hunter green Toyota Tundra in the area.

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Jacksonville police are questioning a man following the discovery of a woman's body Wednesday inside an apartment at Caroline Arms at 6457 Fort Caroline Road.

The woman, who appeared to be in her 30s, was found dead about 4:15 p.m. by police responding to a report of "an individual down" at the complex, said Sgt. Dan Janson of the Sheriff's Office homicide unit.

Authorities withheld the woman's name pending notification of next of kin. Janson said foul play is suspected but declined to release details.

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A Monday car and foot chase ended with a police car rammed and an arrest of a 33-year-old Jacksonville man at an apartment complex on Firestone Road.

Jimmy Lee Johns is charged with aggravated assault against a police officer, fleeing an officer, driving with a suspended license and petty theft, according to the Sheriff's Office arrest report and court records.

Following is chronicled in the report:

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Beginning Saturday, active duty U.S. military personnel can get into every national park at no charge.

The initiative was announced Tuesday by the Interior Department as an effort to thank service members and their families for the sacrifices they make.

Military personnel can pick up the new, annual passes at any national park or wildlife refuge that charges an entrance fee. Members must show a current, valid military ID to get the pass, which is also available to dependents of active-duty personnel.

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CONCORD, N.C. — Rick Hendrick never saw his first victory as a car owner in NASCAR. Instead of going to Martinsville, Va., to see his new team with driver Geoff Bodine, he and wife Linda went to church.

In 1984 there were no cell phones, so it wasn’t until after the Hendricks got home and heard from his mother Mary Hendrick that Bodine drove the No. 5 All-Star Racing Chevrolet to Victory Lane earlier in the day.

They celebrated by toilet-papering Bodine’s yard.

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A car involved in a collision Tuesday in Northwest Jacksonville that left the driver with life-threatening injuries may have been stolen, police said.

About 6:15 p.m. a white Dodge ran the stop sign on Aubrey Avenue at Restlawn Drive and was struck by another vehicle, said traffic homicide detective Robert Peck of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

Peck said the driver of the second car had minor injuries. He said police were investigating the possibility that the Dodge was a stolen vehicle.

No names were released.

Police said stolen car may have been involved in a collision Tuesday that left the driver in life-threatening condition.

About 6:15 p.m., a white Dodge ran a stop sign on Aubrey Avenue at Restlawn Avenue and was struck by a car traveling on Restlawn, said traffic homicide detective Robeert Peck of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

He said the driver of the Dodge, which may have been reported as stolen, was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the other car suffered minor injuries.

He might be red-faced or red-handed but either way a man who robbed a Jacksonville bank Saturday morning might find it hard to hide.

The robber was splattered red after a security dye pack hidden inside the cash exploded as he fled the bank, police said.

No injuries occurred in the holdup about 10:40 a.m. at Compass Bank, 299 Monument Road, which was recorded by security cameras, Jacksonville police said.

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Six people including five teenagers were injured in a roll-over crash Friday night in Baker County that state troopers say was caused by careless driving.

No one was wearing safety belts, which resulted in all of them being ejected from a Chevrolet Camaro in the crash about 11:20 p.m. on Smokey Road near Reid Stafford Road,  according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

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