Trial Begins in Death of On-Duty Officer

Sgt. Timothy Simpson was killed in the line of duty in November 2008.

A man charged with murder in the crash death of a Philadelphia police officer is scheduled to go on trial.

Forty-four-year-old William Foster is scheduled for trial Monday in the November 2008 death of Sgt. Timothy Simpson.

Police say the Levittown man sped through a red light during a police pursuit and crashed into Simpson's cruiser. The 46-year-old sergeant died at a hospital.

Foster has a long list of petty charges, mostly drug and theft. Investigators say he was driving a stolen car at the time of the crash. His driver's license had been suspended for about a decade.

Foster is charged with third-degree murder, vehicular homicide and involuntary manslaughter.

Simpson was one of four Philadelphia police officers killed in the line of duty in 2008.

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