DUI Suspect Crashes into JSO Cruiser on Mathews Bridge
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Jacksonville, Florida — On December 26, 2024, Patrol Officer H. Melvin with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office stopped on the Mathews Bridge early in the morning to help two men change a tire on a disabled vehicle. He parked his car behind the two vehicles and activated his emergency lights. As the men were finishing changing the tire, a pickup truck suddenly slammed into the back of Officer Melvin’s police car, causing a chain-reaction crash that pinned one of the motorists between two vehicles. Officer Melvin immediately sprang into action, calling for rescue, and running toward the pickup truck, which was rolling backward down the bridge.
He found the driver, 30-year-old Aleksandr Bratulin, slumped over the wheel, with the passenger also unconscious. Officer Melvin was able to press the brakes and shift the vehicle into park. He then returned to tend to the injured motorist. Two men sustained serious injuries and were transported to the hospital. Officer Melvin suffered minor injuries. Additional officers arrived, investigated, and arrested the pickup truck driver. Bratulin faces 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐔𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝/𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲, as well as charges for 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐯𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞.
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