Drunk public safety officer kills pedestrian on Long Island

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From NBC New York

A Long Island public safety officer is charged with fatally striking a pedestrian while driving drunk in a Town of Hempstead patrol car.

Nassau County police say Robert Core was on duty at the time of the accident late Thursday in East Meadow.

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After striking the victim, he traveled 150 feet with the victim on his hood, police say.

Core was charged with second-degree vehicular manslaughter and with driving while intoxicated.

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