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Graphic video: Wash. officer runs over man lying on street

By KIRO-TV – Seattle
June 15, 2014

Tacoma police are investigating after an officer allegedly ran over a man lying on the street early Saturday morning.

The incident happened at about 1:20 a.m. Saturday.

Tacoma Police Department spokewoman Loretta Cool told KIRO 7 a patrol vehicle traveling at 10 mph ran over a person lying on the roadway.

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Police said the officer was patrolling the area and didn’t see the person on the road.

A resident in the neighborhood caught the incident on surveillance video and shared it with KIRO 7.

The victim was a 22-year-old man. He was taken to the hospital and is in critical condition.

Cool said the investigation is ongoing.

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