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A Dallas police officer driving to a disturbance call Friday night struck and killed a 10-year-boy on a bicycle who darted in front of him, officials said.
The incident occurred about 7:30 p.m. as the officer drove north in the 2600 block of Belt Line Road near Kleberg Road, south of U.S. Highway 175, police said.
Lt. Vernon Hale, a police spokesman, said the officer had just left a disturbance call and was going to help officers with another disturbance when he struck the boy. The officer, who was not identified Friday night, was not using his lights or siren, Lt. Hale said.
The boy was riding on the road's shoulder and turned into the street just before the officer struck him, police said.
"It was just a dark road, not well lit," Lt. Hale said. "This sounds like a combination of factors" that caused this accident.
The boy was taken to Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, where he was pronounced dead. His name was not released, pending notification of relatives.
DALLAS MORNING NEWS
The incident occurred about 7:30 p.m. as the officer drove north in the 2600 block of Belt Line Road near Kleberg Road, south of U.S. Highway 175, police said.
Lt. Vernon Hale, a police spokesman, said the officer had just left a disturbance call and was going to help officers with another disturbance when he struck the boy. The officer, who was not identified Friday night, was not using his lights or siren, Lt. Hale said.
The boy was riding on the road's shoulder and turned into the street just before the officer struck him, police said.
"It was just a dark road, not well lit," Lt. Hale said. "This sounds like a combination of factors" that caused this accident.
The boy was taken to Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, where he was pronounced dead. His name was not released, pending notification of relatives.
DALLAS MORNING NEWS