Police Identify Teenager Run Over By Officer During Chase

Police say 17-year-old Victor Steen refused to stop even after their officer flashed his lights and then shot a stun gun out his window.

By: Jamie Burch | WKRG
Published: October 06, 2009

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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has identified the teenager who was run over by a Pensacola police officer.

According to investigators, Officer Jerald Ard spotted 17-year-old Victor Steen at a construction site Saturday. When he tried to question the teenager, police say Steen took off on his bicycle. Ard flashed his lights, but Steen didn't pull over. Investigators say Ard then shot a stun gun out his window, but missed Steen. Steen then turned into a parking lot, crashed his bicycle and was run over by Ard's car. Steen was pronounced dead at the scene.