A woman hit by a police squad car while crossing Elam Road on Monday night is in critical condition, according to police.
Around 7 p.m., police responded to a call of a pedestrian involved in a car crash in the 8700 block of Elam Road in Pleasant Grove, according to a police statement.
An early investigation found that the pedestrian was standing in the median of the road. She ran in front of two cars turning left onto Cedarcliff Drive and into the far-left lane, where an officer was driving, according to the statement.
The Dallas Police squad car was marked and headed east on Elam Road to respond to a call, according to the statement. The car’s lights and sirens were not turned on, police said.
The police car hit the woman, according to the statement. The officer stopped, and the woman was taken to a hospital. She is in critical condition, police said. The officer was not injured.
The investigation is ongoing, according to the statement.
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