



Raleigh K-9 Cop Injured In Accident Dies
POSTED: 6:45 am EDT July 28, 2004
UPDATED: 7:50 am EDT July 28, 2004
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Raleigh Police Department says "Nero," a member of the K-9 unit, died of injuries he received Tuesday night.
Nero, who was the partner of Officer K.A. Adams, had been transported to the Veterinary Specialty Hospital in Cary after being struck by a vehicle during a training exercise on Centennial Parkway at 8:10 p.m.
The vehicle did not stop.
After being stabilized, Nero was transported to the North Carolina State University School of Veterinary Medicine.
Nero was a 4-year-old Belgian Malinois who had been with the Raleigh Police Department for two years.
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