ATLANTA (AP) – A woman has died after a police car struck her before the vehicle crashed into a house in suburban Atlanta.
Local news media reports the DeKalb County medical examiner says 66-year-old Janet Pickney died Tuesday night. She was struck while jogging around 7:30 a.m. the same day.
DeKalb County Police Lt. Lonzy Robertson says 31-year-old officer Ian MacGowan swerved to avoid a vehicle turning in front of him. He then hit the woman before crashing into the front side of the house.
Pickney was a retired teacher who was active in church and an avid runner. She was a member of the Atlanta Track Club and participated in several Grand Prix events including the AJC Peachtree Road Race, where she averaged a 10-minute, 51-second mile earlier this month.