OCEAN CITY — A 67-year-old Pennsylvania man was struck and killed by an Ocean City Police vehicle early Tuesday morning while crossing Coastal Highway against a pedestrian signal at 94th Street.
The Maryland State Police Crash Team is investigating the pedestrian collision that took place around 1:11 a.m. on Tuesday morning at the intersection of 94th Street and Coastal Highway. The pedestrian was struck by a marked Ocean City Police Chevy Tahoe patrol vehicle driven by an on-duty, five-year veteran.
The pedestrian, 67-year-old Jeffrey Yale Delong of Kutztown, Pa., was crossing Coastal Highway from east to west in the north crosswalk against the pedestrian signal when he was struck by the police vehicle. The officer was traveling southbound on Coastal Highway on routine patrol at the time of the incident. The victim was transported by Ocean City EMS to Atlantic General Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
The officer involved was Officer Xeniya Patterson. She did not suffer any injuries as a result of the collision and will be on paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation as part of the department’s protocol. Meanwhile, the Ocean City Police Department expresses its most sincere condolences to the family and friends of the victim after the tragic occurrence.
