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NEW🧐: New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick was previously investigated for hitting pedestrians with her car in the same area where a deadly terror attack took place.
The superintendent was driving in the city's French Quarter when she struck a man and woman, leaving the female with minor injuries.
The August crash took place in the same district as the Ford F-150 Lightning terror attack which killed 15 people earlier this week, although Kirkpatrick's collision was accidental.
Yesterday's tragic accident which she covered in a press conference where she explained that mechanical barricades installed at the intersection were malfunctioning, comes just five months after Kirkpatrick was involved in the collision with two pedestrians.
The superintendent told NOLA that she was returning from visiting an injured officer in the hospital when she made a left hand turn and failed to spot the two people.
'I’m so sorry for what happened last night,' she told the outlet the day after. 'I’m so grateful that the two people involved really are going to be fine. Just terribly sorry.
'It is under investigation, and when it’s completely finished, I’m going to ask for the state patrol to look at that investigation as well. Again, terribly sorry for the whole event.'
Kirkpatrick was not under the influence at the time of the crash and did not face any charges.
However, it was not the first time she has been embroiled in a controversy.
The 65-year-old was fired from her role as the first ever female police chief for the California city of Oakland three years after she took on the position.
Kirkpatrick later successfully sued the department, claiming she had been ousted for exposing corruption and was awarded $1.5 million for wrongful termination.
In 2023, she was hired by New Orleans Police Department.
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