NEW YORK — A New York City Police officer who struck a pedestrian in the Bronx in 2020 will not face charges in connection to her death, the New York attorney general’s office announced Friday.
The deadly accident happened on Oct. 5, 2020.
Sofia Gomez dies after being struck by NYPD vehicle
According to the attorney general’s office, the NYPD officer was responding to a call for backup on the Throgs Neck Bridge and received a transmission stating “shots fired.” The attorney general’s office said the officer was in a marked vehicle, had his sirens on and his lights activated, and was driving over 60 mph.
Officials say as the officer drove through a red light at Pelham Parkway South and Wallace Avenue, he struck a pedestrian who was crossing the street in the crosswalk. According to the investigation report , the officer got out of his vehicle and rendered aid, and called for an ambulance.
The pedestrian, identified as Sofia Gomez, was taken to a local hospital, where she died three days later.