QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) – An NYPD highway patrol vehicle fatally struck a pedestrian on the Van Wyck Expressway in Queens early Sunday morning, police said.
A 23-year-old man was attempting to cross west on the Van Wyck Expressway near Liberty Avenue around 4:30 a.m. when a patrol cruiser responding to a different incident hit him, according to the NYPD.
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The patrol car had its sirens and lights on when it struck the man, according to police.