NYPD Car Crash Injures 2 Children, 2 Cops And 6 Others, Police Say

NEW YORK CITY — A 2-year-old, 5-year-old, two cops and six others were hurt when a cop car jumped the curbed in a Bronx crash Thursday afternoon, according to police officials.

An NYPD SUV — rushing to stop a reported vehicle theft — hit another car, jumped the curb and slammed into six people near Hoe and Westchester avenues about 3:10 p.m., according to police and Chief of Patrol Jeff Maddrey.

"We didn't even catch the person who were trying to get," Maddrey said. "Once that accident occurred, the officers had to get into life-saving mode."

Those injured in the crash include two cops in the police vehicle, six people on the street and those in the car clipped by the marked police vehicle, Maddrey said.

The oldest victim was 65 and the youngest was 2, according to Maddrey.

When a reporter asked Maddrey to confirm witness reports that a mother and child had been pinned by the cop car, he said it was under investigation.

The people injured, two in critical condition, were taken to local hospitals, Maddrey said.

"No one is likely at this time," Maddrey said, meaning those hurt were expected to survive. "We know that they're getting the best medical care."

Video posted to Citizen shows emergency responders swarming the area.

Photos published by the New York Post show a marked SUV cop car smashed into a metal railing on the sidewalk and a crumpled rolling walker resting on the curb.