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Ronald Anthony Smith
Gender : Male
Age : 53
Race : Black
Date : 04/07/2022
Location : Eastern Pkwy/Schenectady Ave
City : New York
County : Kings
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) :Orkhan Mamedov, Eval Siegel
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Unhoused pedestrian killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ronald Smith was an unhoused man in New York who was killed by a speeding NYPD van. Police were accused of not even trying to help him after hitting him. A lawsuit was filed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://patch.com/new-york/prospectheights/nypd-van-fatally-hits-man-crown-heights-cops-say