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A Philadelphia police officer has been suspended for 30 days and faces potential dismissal after using his foot to nudge a man lying in the street before driving away. The man was later struck and killed by a car that fled the scene. Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel emphasized that such actions violate an officer’s duty to protect community members, particularly emphasizing the ethical code officers must follow. Eugene Beauford, 48, died after being initially nudged and left by the officer around 1:40 a.m. on August 27.
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A Philadelphia police officer used his foot to nudge a man lying in the street — and then left him there and drove off — just before a car fatally hit the man.
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Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said Monday that the officer has been suspended for 30 days, and that they plan to fire him after, WPVI reported.
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WPVI → say → him
“All of us, whether you’re a Philadelphia police officer, or you can be an officer on the other side of the country, have a duty to follow an officer’s code of ethics,” Bethel said.
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Bethel → ’re → ethics
“In those ethics, we specifically describe, ‘My fundamental duty is to serve the community and safeguard the lives and property.’
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duty → describe → lives
He did not do that on that day and as a result of that, he has been given 30 days to dismissal from the police department.
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he → do → department
Authorities have not named the officer, but said he has been with the department for two years.
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The officer approached Eugene Beauford, 48, around 1:40 a.m. of August 27, driving up alongside him as he walked unsteadily along the bike lane of a road.
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he → approach → road
Video showed Bueaford staggering along the road.
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Bueaford → show → road
As the two talked, Beauford fell, prompting the officer to exit his vehicle.
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Beauford → talk → vehicle
Video obtained by NBC 10 showed the officer coming up to the prone Beauford and standing over him.
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officer → obtain → him
The officer then used his foot to nudge the man.
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officer → use → man
The cop returned to his vehicle and drove away from Beauford, who remained on the ground.
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who → return → ground
Another person later walked over and spoke with Beauford, who was lying between the street and bike lane.
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who → walk → street
That bystander eventually walked away, as Beauford was still on the ground.
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Beauford → walk → ground
Less than five minutes later, a green Kia entered the bike lane to pass another vehicle and hit Beauford, the video showed.
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The car quickly drove off.
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car → drive → ?
Both the initial bystander and another person later moved Beauford to the curb and called 911.
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bystander → move → 911
Emergency responders — including the cop who initially approached Beauford — arrived at the scene.
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That same officer failed to provide Beauford with aid once again.
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Authorities also said he failed to file a police report after the horrifying incident.
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Beauford was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died.
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Police officials said they only learned of the fatality after the department was contacted by the medical examiner’s office.
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department → say → office
“We live by a code of ethics, and we have to be driven by that each and every day if we want to do this job properly,” Bethel said.
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Bethel → live → job
“I felt disgusted.”
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I → feel → ?
The green Kia involved in the hit-and-run and its driver have been located, authorities said.
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authorities → involve → hit
No arrest or charges have been announced.
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arrest → announce → ?
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