
A person is dead after being hit by a semi truck on county road 305 in southern St. Johns County.
It happened at Jen-Sar Farms Wednesday afternoon.
According to St. Johns County Sheriff's officers, the victim, 54-year-old Gerald Jones of East Palatka, worked at Jen-Sar and was helping a coworker hook up and move trailers.
During one of the moves, he got caught between the semi and the trailer while the semi was backing up.
Jones was pronounced dead at the scene.
It happened at Jen-Sar Farms Wednesday afternoon.
According to St. Johns County Sheriff's officers, the victim, 54-year-old Gerald Jones of East Palatka, worked at Jen-Sar and was helping a coworker hook up and move trailers.
During one of the moves, he got caught between the semi and the trailer while the semi was backing up.
Jones was pronounced dead at the scene.