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#1 2016-09-28 10:33:24

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APD officer hits pedestrian in crosswalk with squad car, 6/30/16

Office Charles Tucker was suspended for three days without pay.  Why didn't he also get a traffic citation?

APD memo suggests he was speeding, too.

No word on the condition of the victim.

http://patch.com/texas/north-austin/aus … pedestrian
http://crime.blog.statesman.com/2016/09 … e-vehicle/
http://keyetv.com/news/local/austin-pol … -crosswalk
http://www.kvue.com/news/local/09202016 … /322058741
http://kxan.com/2016/09/20/austin-offic … edestrian/

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