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‘A heartbreaking and horrific accident': Ohio K-9 killed after being struck by car

Streetsboro Police Department K-9 Kaya wandered too close to the highway after he was let out of a cruiser and was struck by a passing vehicle

Streetsboro police dog struck, killed by vehicle

Streetsboro Police Department

By Cliff Pinckard
cleveland.com

STREETSBORO, Ohio — A K9 with the Streetsboro Police Department was killed Tuesday when he was struck by a passing vehicle, police say.

A news release from the department says the dog, Kaya, was allowed out of the patrol car to stretch his legs along Ohio 303 at about 5:35 p.m. Kaya got too close to the highway and was hit.

An officer took Kaya to the nearest veterinarian. He then was taken to Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital in Highland Heights, but he died of his injuries, police say. Kaya was three days away from his ninth birthday.

Police say the driver returned to the scene and spoke with officers. The incident remains under investigation but police say initial findings show it was “a heartbreaking and horrific accident.”

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