Police Officer Responds to Teen who was Hit by a Car, Ran Over And Killed Him
It's a sad event once again for a family as their 19 year old son was accidentally killed by a police officer who responded to his call.
Michael Kocher Jr., 19, of Hanapepe was
walking down the street around 9:35 p.m., just east of the Kaumakani
Post Office, when he was hit by an eastbound Toyota Corolla.
The driver of the Corolla stopped and remained on the scene.
According to eye witness, all traffic had come to a stop after Kocher was hit. A woman in a car several cars behind the car that first hit Kocher, got out and was trying to render aid.
“He was alive and responsive,” the driver said of Kocher about the first accident.
At this point a police cruiser came barreling in, tires screeching, and ran over Kocher a second time, killing him.
Responding medics confirmed that Kocher had no vital signs and was presumed dead at the scene. He was later transported to Wilcox Hospital, where a medical doctor formally pronounced him dead.
The driver of the Corolla stopped and remained on the scene.
According to eye witness, all traffic had come to a stop after Kocher was hit. A woman in a car several cars behind the car that first hit Kocher, got out and was trying to render aid.
“He was alive and responsive,” the driver said of Kocher about the first accident.
At this point a police cruiser came barreling in, tires screeching, and ran over Kocher a second time, killing him.
Responding medics confirmed that Kocher had no vital signs and was presumed dead at the scene. He was later transported to Wilcox Hospital, where a medical doctor formally pronounced him dead.
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