Intoxicated Driver Strikes and Kills NYPD Cop on Duty

New York City – An NYPD officer was killed, while directing traffic on the Long Island Expressway, when an intoxicated driver struck him early morning of April 27. The 32-year-old woman driving a Volkswagen Passat drove off after hitting the cop, but was eventually caught by the police. She admits to drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana before getting behind the wheel.

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