On Monday morning, a bicyclist was killed after being hit by an NC State police officer. The incident occurred at about 7 a.m. when the cyclist ran a red light on Trinity Road near Corporate Center Drive, per The News & Observer.
“The cyclist was working on a construction project near where the accident happened,” said Major David Kelly of the NC State police department.
According to WRAL, NC State police officer Ryan Christopher Drakeford was headed eastbound at approximately 23 miles per hour in a university-owned SUV.
The victim has been identified as 55-year-old John Leonard White Jr. of Florida and his family has been notified.