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Video shows LAPD vehicle fatally striking skateboarder

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November 06, 2025

Los Angeles police have released video of a disturbing incident in which one of their officers fatally struck a skateboarder riding in the middle of the road in Highland Park.

- By SALVADOR HENANDEZ

Video shows LAPD vehicle fatally striking skateboarder

Los Angeles Police Department

DASHCAM video captured the crash on Sept. 19 in Highland Park. Two officers can be heard talking.

Gerardo “Jerry” Estrada was killed in the Sept. 19 crash, which remains under investigation.

The officer driving was responding to a call in the 6100 block of Piedmont Avenue at 7:15 p.m. and headed north on Figueroa Street to help establish a perimeter while police searched for a felony warrant suspect, said Capt. Mike Bland, a department spokesperson.

The officer, Bland said, was driving with their siren on and emergency lights flashing when they hit Estrada.

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