POMPANO BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - A drive involving a police officer in Pompano Beach has turned deadly.

Fifty-nine-year-old Pedro Lugo-Bello, a sanitation worker, died Monday from his injuries after being hit by a police cruiser.

The incident happened near North Ocean Drive back in July.

Lugo-Bello was doing sanitation work when he was struck by the officer.

That officer was also taken to the hospital as a precaution.

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