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Woman apparently killed by Buena Park police car identified

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A pedestrian killed this weekend when she was apparently struck by a Buena Park police car was identified Sunday by Orange County coroner’s officials.

Katherine Tinnell, 33, was hit shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of Orangethorpe Avenue and Oregon Street in Buena Park, according to a coroner’s press release.

A coroner’s official referred calls about the incident to the California Highway Patrol, which referred calls to the Buena Park Police Department. Police did not return calls for comment Sunday morning.

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Several news outlets including KNBC-TV Channel 4, KTLA-TV Channel 5 and KABC-TV Channel 7 reported that the woman was struck by a marked black-and-white Buena Park police car.

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jack.leonard@latimes.com

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