(KMJ) – A woman is dead and a police officer on paid administrative leave after a deadly collision Thursday night in the city of Merced.
Investigators say a Merced Police Officer was driving a marked cruiser on G Street near 5th when he struck a woman walking in the roadway around 10 p.m. That woman, who has yet to be identified, died at the scene.
The Highway Patrol is now investigating the crash while the Merced Police Department conducts an administrative investigation.
