I Think This Is A Needless Accident,I Want To Know What The Hell The Police Were Doing? If Anyone In The Jacksonville Area Has Any Info Please Call The Jacksonville P.D. Thank You.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jacksonville authorities are searching for a hit-and-run driver after finding a man dead in the middle of Beach Boulevard early Sunday morning.
The incident took place at about 3 a.m., and 21-year-old Tyler Beggs was found in the westbound lanes of Beach Boulevard near Desalvo Road.
According to authorities, Beggs had been lying in the road before he was struck.
Rescue personnel responded to the scene and pronounced Beggs dead.
After losing his youngest son, Beggs' father, Michael Beggs, is on a quest for answers.
"Because of the circumstances, I don’t know if it could have been avoided but at the same time we want to know what happened," Beggs said. "He was definitely hit by a car on Beach Boulevard and died instantly, they said, of massive upper body injuries."
The 21-year-old's father said his son was drunk the night of his death and that the young man had talked to police about a fight he was involved in at the Globe Nightclub.
"They described him as very intoxicated, so I'm a little distressed that they allowed him to walk away without ... he had identification with his address in his pocket, so if they would have contacted us, we would have picked him up," Beggs said.
"Right now, we are asking for the public's help. We have no clue at this particular time as to what type of vehicle or the reason the vehicle did not stop. The victim had a tire mark clearly across his chest," said the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office spokesman Ken Jefferson.
Beggs said his life is forever changed after a losing a son who was like his best friend.
"He was a really great kid, and you never expect to bury your children, so it's very tough to go through," Beggs said.
Anyone with information about the fatal hit-and-run is asked to call Crimestoppers at 866-845-TIPS. Tipsters could be eligible for a cash reward and the Beggs family said they would add to the reward money for anyone who comes forward with information about their son's death.
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