Austin motorcycle officer dies after ‘valiant fight’

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin police officer hurt in a motorcycle crash died as a result of his injuries Sunday.
Officer Amir Abdul-Khaliq, 46, was struck by a car while escorting a funeral procession on North Burnet Road Thursday. Initial information indicates the officer was going northbound on Burnet Road (with his police lights on) when the driver, who was in the center turn lane, turned left in front of the officer. Acevedo says during the procession, there was a gap and the driver