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NYPD Sergeant Struck By Hit-And-Run Driver Released From Hospital

There was a round of applause Sunday outside a hospital in the Bronx for an NYPD officer who was struck by a hit-and-run driver.

June 7 2020

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There was a round of applause Sunday outside a hospital in the Bronx for an NYPD officer who was struck by a hit-and-run driver.

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Sgt. William Maher was greeted by dozens of officers as he left Lincoln Hospital.

On Tuesday, video caught the moment he was hit by a car driven by suspected burglars fleeing the scene.

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Maher was responding to a reported break-in at a pawn shop around 1 a.m. in the Mount Eden section.

Police say two suspects were arrested Friday in South Carolina.

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