Crime & Safety
2 NYPD Officers Hit By Hit-And-Run Driver In Brooklyn, Police Say
Two police officers were injured during a traffic stop in the Gravesend section of Brooklyn on Tuesday morning.
BROOKLYN, NY — Police are searching for the driver who they say hit two police officers with a car after getting pulled over on Tuesday morning.
Police said the incident occurred around 4:39 a.m. Tuesday, near the intersection of West 8th Street and Quentin Road in Gravesend, when officers stopped a vehicle for running a red light.
As the officers exited their patrol car, the driver of a gray Mercedes suddenly put the vehicle in reverse, striking the cops, officials said.
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EMS rushed both officers to a local hospital for treatment of minor leg injuries, where they were listed in stable condition, police reported.
The driver fled the scene westbound on Quentin Road in a gray Mercedes, police said.
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Anyone with information about the incident in Long Island City can call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) or submit a tip online or on Twitter.
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