BERRIEN COUNTY, MI -- The Berrien County Prosecutor's Office has released dash cam video from a police cruiser that hit a woman attempting to cross a street, following a jury finding last week that the officer should have activated his emergency lights and siren since he was far exceeding the speed limit.

Authorities have released dash cam video from a police cruiser that hit a woman attempting to cross a street. The officer did not have his emergency lights and siren activated.

Eugene Anderson, a former police officer for Benton Township, was convicted by a six-person jury of operating a motor vehicle causing death, a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail.

Anderson is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 19 by Berrien County District Court Judge Dennis Wiley. Berrien County Prosecutor Michael Sepic said he was not sure yet what his sentencing recommendation will be.

Anderson was en route to a domestic call, driving about 30 miles per hour above the speed limit of 35 mph, when he hit and killed Kimberly Bedford, 48, of Hartford at about 9 p.m. on Sept. 20, 2015.

The accident happened on Pipestone Avenue near Rose Street, not in a marked crosswalk. Investigators believe Bedford was crossing the road to go to a nearby store where there was no crosswalk. An autopsy revealed she had an elevated blood alcohol level at the time, authorities said, though they would not reveal further details.

Anderson, a seven-year veteran on the force, did not activate his lights or siren, actions that would have exempted him from the posted speed limits, according to Sepic. "Absent the siren and emergency lights, the driver of an emergency vehicle is then bound by the speed laws as any motorist would be," the prosecutor said in a news release following the crash.

In the video, it appears that Bedford is oblivious to the oncoming car.

The Benton Township Police Department terminated Anderson's employment for violating department rules and policies in connection with the accident, it said in a news release issued Oct. 20, 2015.

Sepic said Bedford's husband and teenage son were present throughout the three-day trial but did not testify. "I'm sure they were pleased by the verdict," he said.

Rosemary Parker is a reporter for MLive and the Kalamazoo Gazette. Contact her at rparker3@mlive.com.