One moment, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Patrolman Michael Pickering was in pursuit of a suspect. A few minutes later, he was in the back of an ambulance, on his way to Shands Jacksonville Medical Center.
It was Jan. 20, when Pickering felt a pain in the center of his chest during the chase and called for paramedics.
Now on the stretcher, Pickering, 50, felt tired. He wanted to close his ... [More]