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Officer Whose Car Struck, Killed Clifton Woman, 65, Committed No Wrongdoing, Grand Jury Finds Officer Whose Car Struck, Killed Clifton Woman, 65, Committed No Wrongdoing, Grand Jury Finds
Officer Whose Car Struck, Killed Clifton Woman, 65, Committed No Wrongdoing, Grand Jury Finds UPDATE: A Clifton police officer wasn't at fault for the death of a 65-year-old pedestrian who was struck as he headed to a call, a state grand jury has found. Officer Garrell Middleton was responding to a radio alert of an attempted carjacking at Clifton Commons with his emergency lights on when he hit his brakes, swerved to avoid a turning vehicle and struck Sook Hee Lee, who was on the sidewalk, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. State law and Platkin's own guidelines require his staff to investigate all deaths in New Jersey that occur “during an encounter with a…

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AG Releases Limited-View Video Of Clifton Police Car Striking, Killing Pedestrian, 65 AG Releases Limited-View Video Of Clifton Police Car Striking, Killing Pedestrian, 65
AG Releases Limited-View Video Of Clifton Police Car Striking, Killing Pedestrian, 65 A limited-view home surveillance video of a pedestrian being struck and killed by a Clifton police cruiser headed to a call was released Wednesday by New Jersey’s chief law enforcer. Officer Garrell Middleton was "responding to a radio alert of a crime in progress with the emergency lights on his patrol vehicle activated" when it struck the woman while making a turn at the intersection of Allwood and Brookwood Road at 7:11 p.m. Oct. 22, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. The officer rendered aid to the 65-year-old victim before EMS personnel took her to St. Joseph's Regional Medi…

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by Jerry DeMarco