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Laporsha R. Watson

United States · Aged 27 · Died 09/03/2012
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Watson was struck by a patrol car driven by Lt. Jimmy Ricks of Jacksonville's Sheriff's Office as she was walking across the Interstate at 5:40 a.m. Police and media implied she was to be blame for her own death since it is illegal to cross the Interstate,

Alleged responsible partyJacksonville Sheriff's OfficeReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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