Pedestrian Luis Rocano, 20, killed in collision with police vehicle on state Route 28 in Barnstable, Massachusetts
Authorities: Pedestrian hit, killed by police cruiser
Authorities in Massachusetts say a police cruiser hit and killed a pedestrian overnight on Cape Cod.
Barnstable police identified pedestrian struck by police cruiser
Police say Patrol Officer David Heise was responding to a report of a domestic disturbance with the lights of his SUV on and the siren activated when he struck Rocano.
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