CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Tennessee officials say an officer who graduated from the police academy last month has been killed by a hit-and-run driver while checking on a hazard in a roadway. A statement from the Chattanooga Police Department says 38-year-old Nicholas Galinger was struck Saturday night while on a call with his field training officer. Police say Galinger was taken to a hospital, but died from his injuries. Chattanooga Police Chief David Roddy says the community “lost not just an officer. We lost a son, a father, a friend, and a protector.”Anyone with information on the driver or vehicle is urged to call police.

Source: thestar February 24, 2019 17:15 UTC