On Sunday, NOPD said, “Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick was on duty at the time of the accident and [was] returning home from visiting an injured officer…”
Monday morning Reed asked if she would like to speak about the accident and the investigation that has taken place.
Kirkpatrick responded, “I’m so sorry for what happened last night. I’m so grateful that the two people involved really are going to be fine. Just terribly sorry. It is under investigation, and when it’s completely finished, I’m going to ask for the state patrol to look at that investigation as well. Again, terribly sorry for the whole event.”
Kirkpatrick told us what led up to the accident.
“I had just gone to the hospital. I had an officer injured, and I live in the neighborhood here, and I was just making a left-hand turn down there when the event occurred,” she said.
We also asked her how soon she saw the two pedestrians before …