A Newark police sergeant struck and killed another Newark police officer in a car crash early Thursday morning outside the Prudential Center. Jairo Rodriguez, 53, was working as a traffic control officer when he was killed,

A police officer died after a car hit him following an event at the Prudential Center in Newark early Thursday morning, authorities said. Jairo Rodriguez, 53, a traffic control officer with the Newark Police Department,

A 53-year-old Newark Traffic Control Officer was killed after being struck by a vehicle on the early morning of Thursday, Dec. 12, authorities said.At 12:42 a.m., Jairo Rodriguez was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic following

Newark traffic control officer Jairo Rodriguez was struck and killed by an off-duty sergeant early Thursday morning as he directed vehicles outside the Prudential Center, authorities said.

The driver remained at the scene and was hospitalized. It is unclear if there will be any charges.