Philly police to fire officer who failed to help man moments before he was fatally struck by vehicle
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel announced Monday that the department will fire an officer who failed to assist a man lying in a bike lane in the city's Olney neighborhood. Moments after the officer left the scene, the man was fatally struck and killed by a vehicle. The dismissal follows an investigation into the officer's conduct and the circumstances leading up to the fatal crash.
The Philadelphia Police Department announced it will fire an unnamed officer who left a man lying in a bike lane moments before he was fatally struck by a vehicle in Olney, Commissioner Kevin Bethel said Monday.
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