EOW: 02-23-19

Police Officer Nicholas Galinger was struck and killed by a vehicle in the 2900 block of Hamill Road at 11:00 pm.

He was checking a manhole cover that had water overflowing from it when he was struck. Officer Galinger was transported to a local hospital where he died a short time later.

The vehicle fled the scene after striking him and the driver remains at large.

Officer Galinger had just graduated from the police academy in January 2019 and was in field training.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/23979-police-officer-nicholas-galinger