17-year-old girl seriously injured after being struck by sheriff's officer's cruiser in Lakewood, New Jersey
Teen seriously injured after being hit by sheriff's officer's car, report says
Shortly before 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Ocean County Sheriff's Department officer Juan Mercado, 44, of Jackson, was responding a non-emergency call when he struck the 17-year-old girl with his 2007 Ford passenger car, the newspaper reported.
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