Phoenix police: Officer struck by vehicle dies
PHOENIX (AP) – The Latest on a Phoenix police officer (all times local):
10:25 a.m.
A Phoenix Police Department spokesman says an officer has died after being struck by a vehicle at a collision scene Thursday.
Sgt. Tommy Thompson says Officer Paul Rutherford was struck while on the roadway and died after being transported to a hospital in extremely critical condition.
Thompson said Rutherford was 51 years old, had been an officer for nearly 23 years, was married and had two adult children.
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