Benton Charter Township, MI : Prosecutor files misdemeanor against Benton Township officer in crash that killed pedestrian on Tuesday October 20 2015

A police officer has been charged with a moving violation causing death in a crash that killed a woman trying to cross a southwestern Michigan road.
Berrien County Prosecutor Michael Sepic announced Tuesday the filing of the misdemeanor against Benton Township officer Eugene Anderson.
The charge is punishable by up to a year in jail upon conviction.
Sepic says Anderson was responding to a domestic disturbance report about 9 p.m. on Sept. 20 when 48-year-old Kimberly Bedford was struck by his patrol car.
The patrol car was traveling about 65 mph in a 35 mph zone. Its overhead lights and sirens were off.
Authorities have said Bedford had been drinking and was not in a crosswalk.


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Prosecutor files misdemeanor against Benton Township officer in crash that killed pedestrian