Car Fleeing Cops Kills Pedestrian In Paris

A police patrol attempted to stop a BMW, but the driver sped away and headed toward the capital, but later abandoned the vehicle.

A pedestrian was killed in Paris early Sunday after being struck by a driver who was fleeing the police after refusing to submit to a traffic stop, police sources said.

"The wanted man was identified and arrested," an anonymous police source told AFP later on Sunday, without providing details on the circumstances of the arrest.

A police patrol in the suburb of Pantin, just northeast of Paris, attempted to stop a BMW at around 3:30 am (0130 GMT) on Sunday, but the driver sped away and headed toward the capital.