Dashcam Video Shows the Moment a Police Cruiser Struck 30-Year-Old Gerardo “Jerry” Estrada

The Los Angeles Police Department on Monday released dashcam footage capturing the moment a patrol car fatally struck a skateboarder in Highland Park as officers responded to a felony warrant call in September.

The victim, Gerardo “Jerry” Estrada, 30, a Santa Monica College graduate who was a SMC Film Production Alum, was returning home from work when he was hit by a marked LAPD cruiser traveling north on Figueroa Street with its lights and sirens activated, according to authorities. The collision occurred around 7:15 p.m. on September 19 near Figueroa Street and Piedmont Avenue.

Estrada was riding his skateboard southbound in the center median when the patrol vehicle collided with him, LAPD Capt.

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