Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Huntington Beach Police Officer
The officer was identified as 22-year-old Robert M., according to the CHP.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA — The investigation is continuing Sunday into the death of a pedestrian who was struck and killed in Sunset Beach by a Huntington Beach police officer in a service vehicle who was responding to a radio call.
The pedestrian was identified as 45-year-old Derrick Deon Flanders of Rancho Palos Verdes, according to Orange County sheriff's Sgt. Scott Steinle.
Investigators were still trying to determine the circumstances that lead up to the crash.
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It was reported at 5:40 a.m. Saturday in the area of North Pacific Avenue and Broadway, the California Highway Patrol reported. The area is in the city of Huntington Beach.
Paramedics took the man to a hospital, where he died from his injuries, the CHP said in a press release.
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The officer was identified as 22-year-old Robert M. in the press release. He was reportedly driving a Ford Explorer belonging to the Huntington Beach Police Department.
The CHP was investigating the crash because a city of Huntington Beach vehicle was involved, the press release said.
Anyone who witnessed the crash was asked to call the CHP Westminster office during business hours at 714-892-4426.
— City News Service
