Man killed after being struck by Hueytown police cruiser, authorities say

BIRMINGHAM, Al.
Birmingham police say a man was struck and killed by a Hueytown police car after a chase early this morning.

The incident occurred at 2:10 a.m. in the 2700 block of Pike Road Alley, according to a statement from Birmingham police.

They said at around 2 a.m., an officer from the Hueytown Police Department began pursuing a burglary suspect in a chase that took them into Birmingham. The pursuit traveled along Interstate 59 North from 19th Street in Bessemer to 20th Street in Ensley, Birmingham police said.

After leaving the interstate, the victim crashed his vehicle into a fire hydrant at 17th Street and Barbour Avenue.

Birmingham police said the man fled on foot, while the Hueytown police officer continued after him in the police cruiser. The man was struck by the Hueytown police car in the 2700 block of Pike Valley Road. Birmingham police said paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene.

The identity of the man, described as a 34-year-old white male, will be released after relatives are notified, Birmingham police said.

Birmingham police said it was not involved in the incident but that a traffic homicide investigator is looking into the matter.