Stephie
04-27-2009, 01:52 PM
Man finishes jail sentence, steps out and takes a breath of air as a free man, and then is promptly run over by a police cruiser.
An Orlando man was struck and killed by a sheriff's deputy's cruiser outside the Orange County Jail minutes after he was released from the facility.
Orange County sheriff's Deputy Armando Harwood, 43, of Orlando, was driving northbound in a marked patrol vehicle at about 3:10 a.m. when he approached 33rd Street and had a green light and struck the man, Florida Highway Patrol troopers said. The victim was not in a crosswalk when he was hit, troopers said.
The 56-year-old victim's name has not been released. He had been released from the jail at 2:55 a.m. after being arrested Saturday night on two counts of contempt of court.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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An Orlando man was struck and killed by a sheriff's deputy's cruiser outside the Orange County Jail minutes after he was released from the facility.
Orange County sheriff's Deputy Armando Harwood, 43, of Orlando, was driving northbound in a marked patrol vehicle at about 3:10 a.m. when he approached 33rd Street and had a green light and struck the man, Florida Highway Patrol troopers said. The victim was not in a crosswalk when he was hit, troopers said.
The 56-year-old victim's name has not been released. He had been released from the jail at 2:55 a.m. after being arrested Saturday night on two counts of contempt of court.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing.
http://www.clickorlando.com/traffic/19299061/detail.html