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Pedestrian struck by unmarked Dallas police vehicle outside department headquarters

A Dallas police officer driving a department vehicle early Sunday struck a pedestrian outside the police headquarters building, the department said.
A Dallas police officer driving a department vehicle early Sunday struck a pedestrian outside the police headquarters building, the department said.

A Dallas police officer driving a department vehicle early Sunday struck a pedestrian outside the police headquarters building, the department said.

The pedestrian, who police said was taken in critical condition to a hospital, was hit about 3:15 a.m. near the 1400 block of Botham Jean Boulevard.

The vehicle is unmarked, and the officer stayed at the scene, a Dallas police spokesperson said.

The spokesperson did not release information about other circumstances of the collision and said an investigation was incomplete.

The spokesperson declined to say whether the pedestrian is male or female or an adult or a juvenile.

This story was originally published February 21, 2023 at 12:19 PM.

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Emerson Clarridge
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Emerson Clarridge covers crime and other breaking news for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He works days and reports on law enforcement affairs in Tarrant County. He previously was a reporter at the Omaha World-Herald and the Observer-Dispatch in Utica, New York.
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