Sacramento sheriff’s deputy hits, kills pedestrian
ELK GROVE, Calif. (AP) — A Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputy hit a pedestrian who later died from their injuries at a hospital, authorities said Saturday.
Witnesses told investigators the person was standing in the middle of the road in Elk Grove on Thursday night with their back to oncoming traffic when they were hit by the deputy in a marked patrol car, the sheriff’s office said in a statement Saturday.
The deputy rendered first aid until paramedics arrived. The person was taken to a hospital in critical condition and died of their injuries Friday, the statement said.
The California Highway Patrol was investigating the crash. The county coroner’s office will identify the victim, determine toxicology and notify next of kin.