Officer driving to work strikes, kills girl in PB
Police say teen's death 'tragic' accident; she ran in front of car
By Stacy Hudson
This article was originally published November 25, 2007 at 6:00 a.m. Updated November 26, 2007 at 12:43 a.m.
PINE BLUFF — Police are calling the death of a teen - who was struck by a car driven by an off-duty police officer on Friday night - a "tragic accident."
Patrol Sgt. Megan Streussnig-Miller, 39, was on her way to work about 8 p.m. when two girls - 10 and 16 - ran across East Harding Avenue in front of her car, police spokesman Lt. Robert Rawlinson said Saturday.
A third girl, 15-year-old Shamia Akins of Pine Bluff, tried to cross the four-lane road behind the other two girls in the 2200 block, but was struck by Streussnig-Miller's 1997 Chevrolet Camaro, police said.
For more information see today's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
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