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California Officer Responding to Home Invasion Call Strikes Pedestrian

An officer with the Redwood City (CA) Police Department who was responding to a call of an active home invasion by four masked men lost control of her patrol vehicle on wet pavement and struck a pedestrian in the center median.

September 19, 2019

An officer with the Redwood City (CA) Police Department who was responding to a call of an active home invasion by four masked men lost control of her patrol vehicle on wet pavement and struck a pedestrian in the center median.

According to the San Jose Mercury News , after hitting the pedestrian—identified only as an adult man—the patrol car struck two other cars before coming to a stop.

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The pedestrian was transported to a nearby hospital with undisclosed injuries. The officer was also taken to a hospital for evaluation.

A K-9 in the patrol car appeared uninjured but was set to be examined by a veterinarian.

The drivers of the other two vehicles were treated at the scene by paramedics.

 

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