Police: Woman seriously injured after being struck by Orlando patrol car
Woman hospitalized after being hit by patrol vehicle
Law enforcement said that a 27-year-old crossed the street when the sign was red.
ORLANDO, Fla. - A woman was seriously injured after she was struck by an Orlando police car while crossing the street, police said.
The Orlando Police Department said that at about 11:45 p.m., a patrol unit responding to an emergency call was traveling with its emergency lights activated on E. Colonial Dr. at Orange Ave. when the incident occurred.
They explained that a woman, identified to be 27-years-old, was running across the northbound lanes of E. Colonial Dr., alongside the eastern marked crosswalk of N. Orange Ave. She was traveling against a ‘Do Not Walk’ signal and into the path of ongoing traffic.
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This is when she was reportedly struck by the marked patrol vehicle. She was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
The investigation into the crash is said to still be still ongoing.
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