From The Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — The Birmingham Police Department reports THAT an investigation is underway after a BPD cruiser struck and killed a pedestrian. The incident occurred on an inclement Saturday night, January 15, 2022.
The victim has not been identified.
“Just after 11 p.m. a pedestrian was struck by a patrol cruiser on Tarrant Huffman Road and Airport Boulevard while the officer was conducting routine patrol,” Sgt. Rodarius Mauldin, the public information officer for the Birmingham Police Department said in a written statement. “The pedestrian was in the roadway when struck by police cruiser. The officer immediately attempted to render aid and summon medical assistance. Birmingham Fire and rescue responded to
location and the pedestrian was pronounced deceased on the scene.”
Details surrounding this incident are under investigation. Consistent with the Birmingham Police Department’s protocol, an internal investigation is being conducted by the
Birmingham Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division. This protocol applies for all occurrences of injury or death involving an officer.
The Birmingham Police Department extends sincere condolence to the family of the victim in this tragic incident, Mauldin wrote.