Police ID Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Police Vehicle In Norwalk: UPDATE

NORWALK, CT — Police have identified a city resident who was fatally struck by an unmarked police vehicle responding to a call for service Monday night in Norwalk.

In an update sent to media Tuesday afternoon, Chief of Police James Walsh said Police Detective Andrew Roncinske, 40, of Norwalk, was driving east on Connecticut Avenue in an unmarked Norwalk police vehicle around 6 p.m. when he approached a green traffic light at the intersection of Fairfield Avenue.

According to Walsh, a Jamis T6 bicycle ridden by Manuel Bonilla-Gomez, 68, of Norwalk, traveling south on Clinton Avenue approached a red traffic light at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and continued into the intersection, where the bike collided with Roncinske's vehicle, a 2024 Chevrolet Equinox Ls.

Officers provided emergency first aid to Bonilla-Gomez with help from the Norwalk Fire Department and Norwalk Hospital Emergency Services, Walsh said.

Bonilla-Gomez was then taken to Norwalk Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, according to Walsh.

Roncinske has served with the Norwalk Police Department since June 2014. He is currently on administrative leave, according to Walsh.

The Connecticut State Police Crash Reconstruction Unit C.A.R.S unit and Western District Major Crimes are investigating the incident, Walsh said.

"I ask that we all keep the family of Manual Bonilla-Gomez, Detective Roncinske and all those affected by this tragic accident in our thoughts and prayers during these most difficult times," Walsh said in a statement.

Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or the moments before the crash is asked to contact Police Detective Nicholas Olivetti at Nicholas.olivetti@ct.gov.