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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Florida National Guard troops and
helicopters began patrolling Interstate 295 around
Jacksonville on Friday to assure drivers that -- despite recent
sniper attacks -- they will be safe.
Gov. Lawton Chiles signed an executive order Friday authorizing
the Guard to work with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office and the
Florida Highway Patrol to monitor the highway and overpasses.
Several dozen sniper and rock-throwing incidents have resulted
in one death and several injuries since June.
The attacks prompted the American Automobile Association to warn
motorists away from the road ringing the south and west sides of
Jacksonville. The bypass road carries about 80,000 vehicles a day
and is a prime highway for southbound tourists.
Brig. Gen. Richard Capps, assistant adjutant general for the
Florida National Guard, said 25 to 30 men in Humvees and helicopters
with infrared sensing capabilities would patrol the highway.