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A wheelchair-bound disabled man died after being hit by a police car early Sunday in St. Petersburg, Fla., officials said.
Harold Charles Fleming was hit by Officer Mehmedin Karic as he was crossing the street in his wheelchair around a 4:30 a.m., The Tampa Bay (Fla.) Times reported.
Fleming, who was ejected from his wheelchair, was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Karic, who was not responding to a call at the time of the incident, didn't see Fleming, as he was wearing dark clothing, investigators said. They also noted a streetlight near where the incident happened was not working at the time.
The airbags deployed in the police cruiser, but Karic was not injured.
Harold Charles Fleming was hit by Officer Mehmedin Karic as he was crossing the street in his wheelchair around a 4:30 a.m., The Tampa Bay (Fla.) Times reported.
Fleming, who was ejected from his wheelchair, was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Karic, who was not responding to a call at the time of the incident, didn't see Fleming, as he was wearing dark clothing, investigators said. They also noted a streetlight near where the incident happened was not working at the time.
The airbags deployed in the police cruiser, but Karic was not injured.