Disturbing video shows LAPD officer fatally striking skateboarder with vehicle

"Gerardo "Jerry" Estrada was killed in the Sept. 19 crash, which remains under investigation. The officer driving was responding to a call in the 6100 block of Piedmont Avenue at 7:15 p.m. and headed north on Figueroa Street to help establish a perimeter while police searched for a felony warrant suspect, said Capt. Mike Bland, a department spokesperson. The officer, Bland said, was driving with their siren on and emergency lights flashing when they hit Estrada."

"In the video, captured by the vehicle's dashcam, the police cruiser is seen weaving across lanes on Figueroa Street, at times driving on the wrong side of the street to get around vehicles stacked up and blocking lanes at a red light near intersections. Sirens can be heard in the background. The vehicle is seen steering left toward the center median as it approaches another red light in the distance. Two officers can be heard talking to each other as the car drives down the street, until one of the officers is heard saying, "Watch out, watch out, watch out!""

Los Angeles police released dashcam and body-camera footage showing a patrol car striking and killing skateboarder Gerardo "Jerry" Estrada on Sept. 19 in Highland Park. The officer was responding to a call in the 6100 block of Piedmont Avenue at 7:15 p.m., traveling north on Figueroa Street with siren and emergency lights while attempting to establish a perimeter for a felony warrant suspect. Video shows the cruiser weaving across lanes, at times on the wrong side of the street, and steering toward the center median as it approached red lights. Estrada rode a skateboard in the center median, jumped off and briefly raised his hands before impact; officers found him wedged underneath a parked vehicle and the incident is under investigation.

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