Police: Vehicle Fatally Strikes Police Officer; Driver Flees
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MENTOR, Ohio (AP) - Authorities say a police officer stopped to assist with a traffic stop in Ohio and a driver fatally struck him and fled the scene.
Mentor police say the officer was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Police have not released the name of the officer killed in the crash around 1 a.m. on Ohio 2. Mentor is about 25 miles (40 kilometers) northeast of Cleveland.
Police are searching for the driver of a dark-colored, late-model Jeep Wrangler with damage to its right front and possibly right side.
Anyone with information about the crash or the vehicle is asked to contact Mentor police.
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