Officer Runs Over And Kills Suspect With Patrol Car

Pensacola Police say an officer is on paid administrative leave after they say he ran over and killed a suspect with his patrol car.

By: Christian Stapleton | WKRG
Published: October 03, 2009

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Pensacola Police say an officer is on paid administrative leave after a man was run over by a patrol car.

Police say Officer Jerald Ard noticed a suspicious male at a construction site around 1:50 Saturday morning in the area of "T" and Cervantes Streets. Ard attempted to question the man, but the man fled on a bicycle.

Ard followed the man in his patrol car and even attempted to tase the man, police say. Eventually the suspect pulled into the parking lot of a vacant building, that's where he crashed his bicycle and fell into the path of Ard's vehicle.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not been released. Police say Officer Ard has been with the force for four years.

Florida Highway Patrol and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement are investigating the incident.