East Cleveland, OH : Pedestrian died in police cruiser crash on Saturday night, Oct 3, 2015

A pedestrian was struck and killed by an East Cleveland police cruiser late Saturday night, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol and East Cleveland Police.

As a police cruiser was traveling eastbound on Superior Avenue responding to an emergency call with its overhead lights activated, a 21-year-old man attempted to cross the street at Emily Street and was hit by the cruiser.

The man rolled up onto the hood of the cruiser, struck the windshield, and then the roadway.

The pedestrian was taken by EMS to University Hospitals where he later died.

The East Cleveland Police officer that was driving the cruiser at the time was taken to University Hospitals by EMS with non-life threatening injuries.

The accident occurred just before 10 p.m.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is currently investigating because the accident involved an East Cleveland Police Officer.

The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office will identify the pedestrian at a later time after family members are notified.

The East Cleveland Police Officer has also not been named yet.

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Pedestrian struck and killed by East Cleveland police cruiser