Driver strikes NYPD officer while fleeing traffic stop

By Roni Jacobson, Kerry Burke
New York Daily News

NEW YORK — An NYPD officer’s leg was injured Tuesday when a driver plowed into him in Brooklyn after cops tried to stop the man for driving without a license plate, police said.

At around 9:30 p.m., officers spotted the vehicle and tried to pull it over near Forbell St. and Sutter Ave. But instead of stopping, the 25-year-old driver accelerated toward one of the officers, injuring his leg, cops said.

The officer was taken to an area hospital in stable condition; the driver was arrested and is in custody, police said.

One of the officers involved fired his gun but did not hit anything, a police source told the Daily News. The NYPD would not immediately confirm that detail.

—

©2024 New York Daily News. Visit nydailynews.com.
Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

Trending

Search and Rescue

PD helicopters search for survivors after mid-air collision over D.C.'s Reagan National Airport

Several agencies and departments are involved in search and rescue efforts on the Potomac River after a passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided

January 29, 2025 10:42 PM

Airborne and Maritime

No survivors expected after plane crash near D.C.

First responders recovered at least 28 bodies from the Potomac River following the crash involving an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army Blackhawk helicopter

January 30, 2025 08:18 AM

Legal

What Trump’s executive orders tell us about his public safety agenda

Public safety leaders need to evaluate the impact of executive orders and policy pronouncements on their departments and communities

January 29, 2025 09:40 AM

 · 

Greg Friese, MS, NRP

Crime

Homicides dropped 16%, other crimes also showed decline in 2024, report shows

From 2023 to 2024, robberies dropped by 10%, carjackings fell by 32% and motor vehicle theft decreased by 24%, according to the Council on Criminal Justice’s report

January 29, 2025 10:09 AM