Fort Worth officer in patrol car fatally hits pedestrian

A Fort Worth police officer was involved in a deadly pedestrian accident Friday night.

The accident happened in the 2800 block of Hemphill Street around 7:30 p.m. Police say a Fort Worth officer was in his marked patrol unit when he ran over a pedestrian.

The officer stopped and immediately called paramedics, but the man later died at the hospital.

The pedestrian's name has not been released.