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NYPD cop charged in fatal DWI crash into pedestrian

Originally published: September 27, 2009 2:23 PM
Updated: September 27, 2009 10:39 PM
By DANIEL EDWARD ROSEN. Special to Newsday

Pastor Varius Valnord holds a picture of his

Photo credit: Pearl Gabel, New York Daily News | Pastor Varius Valnord holds a picture of his daughter, Vionique Valnord, 33, who was fatally hit by a car driven by an off-duty NYPD officer. (Sept. 27, 2009)

An off-duty New York City police officer was arrested and charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated after striking and killing a pedestrian with his car early Sunday morning in Brooklyn, according to authorities.

Police Officer Andrew Kelly, 30, was driving west on Avenue N in a Jeep Grand Cherokee just after 1 a.m. when he struck Vionique Valnord as she was walking...

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