A Yakima police officer hit a pedestrian and her dog at the intersection of North First Street and Staff Sgt. Pendleton Way Thursday afternoon.
Officer Walter Bullock was making a left turn south on to First Street around 4:53 p.m. when he hit the woman and the dog, YPD Chief Shawn Boyle said. The pedestrian, 44, was crossing in a marked crosswalk eastbound across First Street, a YPD news release said.
The dog died at the scene, and the woman was taken to MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital, Boyle said. She was released with no significant injuries, the police release said.
The crash closed Staff Sgt. Pendleton Way halfway between North First and North Second streets, and North First Street was closed between East Yakima Avenue and East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard until around 6 p.m.
Boyle said Bullock is not on administrative leave, as the crash appears to have been an accident. The Washington State Patrol is investigating. The YPD will conduct an administrative review internally, which is standard procedure.
[source: Yakima Herald Republic: https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/woman-injured-dog-killed-in-collision-with-ypd-officer/article_eff1458e-0071-11f0-8423-3fe65f5320b4.html]
