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A Shaker Heights elementary school teacher was killed Saturday in a hit-and-run accident.

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SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio – A hit-and-run driver who fatally struck a Shaker Heights teacher was fleeing from police when the accident happened, according to Fox 8.

James Caffrey, a 51-year-old fifth grade teacher at Woodbury Elementary School, was struck Saturday afternoon while jogging along South Park Boulevard.

He died later that day while being treated at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, according to the medical examiner.

Before the fatal accident, a University Heights police officer stopped the driver for a traffic violation. The driver fled as the officer approached the car, police told Fox 8.

The officer chased after the car, which was eventually found abandoned down the road from the accident, the station reported.

Caffrey is survived by his wife and two children.

The heads of the Shaker Heights and University Heights police departments did not return calls Sunday night seeking more information.