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Sheriff’s officer who fatally struck 12-year-old while on patrol was reckless, family says in lawsuit
Updated Feb 08, 2021;
Posted Feb 08, 2021
The scene in Fair Lawn shortly after a Bergen County sheriff s patrol car struck and killed a 12-year-old boy the night of April 14, 2019. (Photo by Boyd A. Loving)
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Christian Tawadros, a student at Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Fair Lawn, was trying to cross U.S. 208 with his brother and other children when he was struck by an SUV driven by Officer Michael Sansevere, officials have said.
The boy died at the scene of the crash, which occurred about 9 p.m. on April 14, 2019 in the southbound lanes, according to the suit, filed last month in Superior Court of Bergen County.