Police: KY sheriff’s deputy strikes, kills pedestrian while searching for burglar
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- Deputy searched for reported burglary and struck pedestrian matching description.
- Victim identified as Brandon Higgins, 40, pronounced dead at collision scene.
- State Police launched investigation into deputy-involved collision during burglary search.
A Kentucky sheriff’s deputy struck and killed a pedestrian while searching for a burglar Wednesday, according to state police and the Christian County Sheriff’s Office.
The pedestrian matched the description of the suspect for whom the deputy was searching, according to the sheriff’s office. The office did not say if they confirmed the pedestrian was the suspect.
Brandon Higgins, 40, of Hopkinsville, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to state police.
The collision happened Tuesday evening on Madisonville Road near Mt. Zoar Latham in Hopkinsville. State police said a Christian County sheriff’s deputy was responding to a call for service and struck a pedestrian who was in the road.
The deputy, whose identity was not released, was driving a marked police cruiser, state police said. Higgins jumped over a guardrail and ran into the path of the deputy’s vehicle, said the sheriff’s office.
Earlier that evening, sheriff’s deputies were notified of a burglary on Morgan Lane. The sheriff’s office said the suspect fled the scene before deputies arrived, and deputies began searching the area for the suspect.
State police is investigating the collision.
