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NOLA officer dies after struck by car

47-year-old Officer Vernell Brown was investigating a vehicle on fire July 12 when a car struck him

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Duty Death: Vernell Brown, Jr. - [New Orleans]

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By Police1 Staff

NEW ORLEANS — An officer with the New Orleans Police Department died Friday – almost a week after being struck by a vehicle and falling into a coma.

According to WDSU, 47-year-old Officer Vernell Brown was investigating a vehicle on fire July 12 when a car struck him.

The 17-year veteran of the police department was reportedly one of the best fatality reconstruction investigators the agency ever had.