{"id":57045,"date":"2025-11-22T22:13:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T22:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/57045\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T22:13:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T22:13:09","slug":"woman-dies-after-being-struck-by-car-backing-out-of-driveway-driver-says-he-didnt-know-she-was-there-jso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/57045\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman dies after being struck by car backing out of driveway, driver says he didn\u2019t know she was there: JSO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 A woman died after she was struck by a car that was backing out of a driveway early Saturday morning, the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Officials said the crash happened around 12:25 a.m. in the 5000 block of Brait Avenue. A man in his early 70s backed a newer sedan out of his driveway and hit a woman in her mid-60s, JSO said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The man told JSO that he did not know the woman was behind his car. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department arrived and said the woman died at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">JSO is investigating the incident. 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