YULEE, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a sheriff's deputy is dead following a crash in north Florida.
Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Dylan Bryan tells local news outlets that the crash happened around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday near Yulee, which is near Jacksonville.
The deputy worked for the Nassau County Sheriff's Office in Yulee. His name has not been released.
Television news reports say sheriff's cruisers and fire department vehicles escorted an ambulance carrying the deputy's body away from the scene of the crash.
No further details were immediately available.
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