Officials: Police officer fatally hits pedestrian in Paterson, NJ

The pedestrian was hit as the police officer was exiting the Paterson Police Department parking lot on Memorial Drive shortly before 7 p.m. Monday, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office. Continue reading...

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PATERSON — A pedestrian was killed by a Paterson police officer on Monday, according to officials. The pedestrian was hit as the police officer was exiting the Paterson Police Department parking lot on Memorial Drive shortly before 7 p.m.

, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office. The officer stayed on the scene and attempted to aid the victim, according to the proseuctor's office. Officials have identified the victim as a 51-year-old male from Newark.



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