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Central Ohio police cited after man killed

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Authorities in central Ohio say a state trooper and two sheriff's deputies are facing charges in the death of an allegedly drunk man they dropped off at a fast-food restaurant.

Two Delaware County deputies and an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper have been cited for a misdemeanor count of failing to prevent an offense or apprehend an offender.

Police say they found the 22-year-old man intoxicated, sitting in his truck in a median area on Interstate 71 on July 28.

Police say the officers took the Mexico-born man to a Taco Bell restaurant, thinking he would call for a ride home. But he was hit fatally by a car while walking.

The Delaware County sheriff has told The Columbus Dispatch that the officers could have arrested the man.

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