KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An 18-year-old northeast Kansas man is facing charges after a crash that killed a Kansas City, Missouri, police officer, a pedestrian and the officer's K-9 police dog.
The Jackson County, Missouri Prosecutor's office said Friday that Jerron Allen Lightfoot, of Tonganoxie, is charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter.
They allege Lightfoot was speeding and ran red light before he crashed into a patrol car driven by officer James Muhlbauer Wednesday night.
The officer, a pedestrian and Muhlbauer's K-9 partner, Champ, died.
Lightfoot suffered minor injuries.
Court records indicate Muhlbauer had a green light when he drove through an intersection before Lightfoot's car collided with the patrol car.
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