JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Questions remained Tuesday morning after the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said one of its lieutenants shot into a semi-truck during rush hour on Monday on Interstate 95 South near Atlantic Boulevard.
According to JSO, around 4 p.m., an off-duty JSO lieutenant, Marc Crawford, “came into contact” with a semi-truck driver, who is in his 70s, while driving on I-95.
According to JSO, the truck driver left Charlotte on Monday morning and was headed for Cape Coral.
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Then, JSO said the lieutenant, who was in plain clothes and in an unmarked vehicle, got out of his car and engaged with the driver before firing four rounds into the truck, which ended up in the engine bay.
The agency said the driver was not hurt, but the lieutenant was taken to the hospital with an injury to his shoulder.
Several people on social media and under the News4JAX comments section have questioned whether road rage played a role in this incident.
However, police said on Monday that they don’t know the context of why or how the vehicles came into contact with one another. It’s also unclear what led to the lieutenant firing his weapon.
Crime and Safety Analyst Tom Hackney said people may not know what happened any time soon if those involved in the incident pled the Fifth Amendment.
“From a law enforcement standpoint, as an investigator, I can’t cause somebody to tell me what happened in an incident, including a police officer, even in the discharge of a weapon, even in the death of a suspect,” Hackney said.
JSO said lieutenants don’t wear body cameras, so there is currently no footage of the incident; however, the semi-truck’s driver, who is being cooperative, said his truck had a camera and is working with JSO to download the footage so it can be investigated.
No charges have been made against either individual involved in the situation.
After the State Attorney’s investigation is complete, a JSO administrative investigation will occur.
“An employer, the sheriff’s office, can go to their employee and say ‘Now, you must tell me. I can compel you to tell me what happened,’” Hackney said.
If an officer wants to continue working, he or she must explain what happened or could face getting fired, according to Hackney.
Under the employee’s rights under the Garrity v. New Jersey case – if they are compelled to talk in a workplace investigation – what they say, can’t be used against them to charge them criminally.
This is the fourth officer-involved shooting that Crawford has been involved in throughout his 21-year career and the second for the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office in 2025, police said.
The incident, which remains under investigation, caused significant delays on I-95 South near Atlantic Boulevard for drivers.
Police are asking any drivers who may have seen or heard anything involving the incident to please call the sheriff’s office at 904-630-3500.
News4JAX has requested Crawford’s personnel and disciplinary files and will update this story when more details become available.
