A slow moving cop car ran over a man lying in the road near the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center which is currently hosting the US Open on Saturday, according to cops.
The man was on the pavement in the middle of United Nations Avenue South, in Queens, near the vaunted sports complex when a cop car driving just 10 miles per hour ran him over, according to the NYPD.
The man was lying on the pavement in the middle of United Nations Avenue South. Peter Gerber
According to the NYPD, the cop car was going just 10 mph. Peter Gerber
It is unknown if the man was dead before being ran over by the police vehicle. Peter Gerber
The NYPD said that an investigation was ongoing. Peter Gerber
He was taken to New York Presbyterian Hospital in Queens where he was pronounced dead. It wasn’t clear if he was alive or dead before he was hit by the patrol car.
An investigation is ongoing, the NYPD stated.
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