NYPD: Teacher Killed by Cop in Crosswalk “Assumed Risk” by Crossing Street

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NYPD and the city Law Department are fighting a lawsuit filed by the family of a Brooklyn man who was killed in a crosswalk by an on-duty officer, on the grounds that the victim behaved recklessly by crossing the street.

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Video of the crash shows Medrano stopped at the Hooper Street crosswalk on the north side of the intersection as Coss, approaching from the south, stops for the signal. When the light changes, Coss enters the Broadway crosswalk, still facing Medrano, as Medrano accelerates into the intersection and turns left, driving directly into Coss and knocking him to the asphalt.

The NYPD crash report says Medrano “had the green light,” but does not indicate Coss was crossing with the walk signal and had the right of way

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Coss “had the pedestrian signal,” the Post reported

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TLDR: Cop and Pedestrian had right of way, cop didn't yield. Coss died. Officer faces no charges and happended to be on cell phone at the time. NYPD is saying the pedestrian was wrong and didn't mention that civilian had right of way
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NYPD gonna get sued, There's a video in the link [NSFL]
Updated: info about the case