fromLos Angeles Times
1 week agoDisturbing 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.
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