NYPD officer arrested in pedestrian death

(AP) - A New York City police officer is facing vehicular manslaughter and drunk driving charges in connection with the death of a Brooklyn pedestrian. Authorities say 33-year-old Veronica Valnords was

News 12 Staff

Sep 27, 2009, 5:38 PM

Updated 5,484 days ago

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(AP) - A New York City police officer is facing vehicular manslaughter and drunk driving charges in connection with the death of a Brooklyn pedestrian.
Authorities say 33-year-old Veronica Valnords was struck shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday at East 56th Street and Avenue N. She was taken to Kings County Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Police officer Andrew Kelly was arrested. The investigation is continuing.