JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Family has identified the man killed by a Jacksonville Sheriff's Corrections Officer in a car accident that happened 10 days ago.
The victim is 32-year-old Chavon Mackey II. Mackey's family says he was killed in the crash that occurred on Nov. 12 on San Juan Avenue in Jacksonville. Mackey's family told First Coast News that he had three children, including one on the way.
"“Everybody who knows Chavon knows that he loved football, he loved to joke, he loved to have fun. He was just a jovial guy," Chavon Mackey, his father, said.
Now, his family is preparing for Thanksgiving without him.
“Our faith is what is holding us together, we’re all heartbroken," Mackey, said.
Mackey was killed during a car accident on Nov 12. An investigation revealed that JSO corrections officer Cashius Edwards was speeding and driving under the influence when he hit Mackey’s SUV.
According to police Edwards was speeding down Lane Avenue in a Toyota Camry and hit an SUV as it was attempting to turn left on San Juan Avenue. The crash caused the SUV to overturn.
First Coast News now knows that Mackey was driving the SUV. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Edwards is facing two felony charges of DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide and has been suspended without pay.
“I myself just was totally appalled at the seems to be negligence of the correctional officer when being in law enforcement this is something you see on a daily basis," Mackey said.
Mackey would have turned 33 in December, but instead of a birthday, his family is preparing for his funeral.
“He’s going to be truly truly missed," Florence Mackey, his mother, said.
The Mackey family is has started a gunfundme to collect money for the children he left behind.
Waters says JSO will conduct an administrative review of the incident.
