Police accidentally ran over and killed the naked man they were searching for

An investigation is underway after police officers searching for a reported naked man running through the streets of Los Angeles only found him when they accidentally ran over him.

Reports of a naked man running around the streets in the West Adams district were made to police at around 10:20pm on Sunday, according to Los Angeles Police Department officials. As two responding officers drove to the scene, they ran over the man who was lying on the street about two blocks from the calls location.

 

“It’s very unusual for someone to be lying in the street here,” LAPD Sgt. Andy Neiman said. “We don’t know if this is a case of mental illness or if this individual was under the influence of alcohol or narcotics. Certainly all that will be part of the investigation and hopefully we will find that out.” The man appeared to be a white man in his 50s or 60s, Neiman said.

Police said the vehicle had both lights and sirens on at the time of the crash, but some witnesses did not report hearing sirens. Officers added that it was not uncommon to turn off sirens when approaching a scene. The patrol car had a camera recording at the time of the crash, and investigators are reviewing the footage. Speed was not believed to be a factor since the patrol car stopped within 25 feet of the collision, investigators determined.

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