According to DPD, the officer hit the woman with his squad car at the intersection of Elam Road and Cedarcliff Drive.
DALLAS — Editor’s note: This information was provided to WFAA by the Dallas Police Department.
A woman is in critical condition in the hospital after a Dall as police officer hit her with his squad car, according to the Dallas Police Department.
According to DPD, an officer in a marked squad car was responding to a call without his car’s lights or sirens on, traveling east on Elam Road.
DPD claims a woman was standing at the median near the intersection of Elam Road and Cedarcliff Drive. Police claim she “ran in front of two vehicles trying to turn left onto Cedarcliff Drive, and into the far-left lane where the officer was driving.”
DPD says the officer hit the woman with his squad car. The officer then stopped and administered first aid to the woman, who was later taken to the hospital in critical condition, according to police.
DPD says this investigation is ongoing.
This is a developing story. WFAA will update this article as we learn more.