Officer, Pedestrian and Police Dog Die in Kansas City Crash

Officer, Pedestrian and Police Dog Die in Kansas City Crash
Police Officer James Muhlbauer and K-9 Officer Champ. Muhlbauer. Kansas City Police Department via AP
The Associated Press
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.—An officer who made the arrest in a notorious quintuple homicide nearly a decade ago, his police dog and a pedestrian were all killed when a driver crashed into the officer’s cruiser, authorities in Missouri said.

Kansas City police said the crash happened Wednesday night as Officer James Muhlbauer was on patrol. The driver who struck the cruiser suffered minor injuries and was taken into custody.