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NYPD: Officer Injured After Man Hits Police Cruiser With BMW in Sunnyside, Driver Flees

Dec. 13, 2017 By Nathaly Pesantez

A police officer was sent to the hospital after a man drove into the officer’s car Wednesday morning, police said.

The incident happened at around 9:57 a.m. today, when a man driving a black BMW committed a traffic infraction and rear ended a police cruiser at 44th Street and 43rd Avenue in Sunnyside, a NYPD spokesperson said.

The BMW driver fled the scene, and ditched the car a few blocks from the incident on 41st street between 50th Avenue and Queens Midtown Expressway, the NYPD spokesperson said.

The police officer was transported to the New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell for neck and back pain, according to the spokesperson.

Police are still searching for the suspect, who is described as white and in his 30s, the spokesperson said.

The spokesperson said the agency is waiting on police at the scene to confirm if the suspect is armed.

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Sunnyside resident

I Hope they go to camera’s on 39st & northern where I seen this start & see what really happened

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Hacker

I know how to find out who’s saying all this negativity stuff. Tracing a phone is so easy nowadays its Almost 2018 !

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silent majority

@hacker you want a side job? I have some disposable cash and would love to start calling some of these people out. Lets get in touch somehow. Sunnyside resident your first on my list…

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Curios George

Why can’t it be like back in the days when no one would say a
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Why can’t they assassinate snitches again why couldn’t they catch him we have like 100 patrol cars out a day & helicopters

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Sunnyside resident

This started on 39st & northern I was driving to work the driver did nothing wrong the cop just tried to stop him he did not crash into him SMH crooked system

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Real nigga

I saw the cop crash into him in the back if he crashed into the cop & a parked car wouldn’t there be more damage to the car ? I think the cop just wants a vacation with pay

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C

Why are people saying it’s a stolen car? Is it so hard to believe that someone in Sunnyside can own this car?

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silent majority

Drove by last night saw crime scene techs dusting for prints and the cruiser was heavy damaged. No doubt stolen car.

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108-4Lyfe

This guy is a coke dealer, I know him personally he lives around the block from me. Good for him byeeeee go to jail

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Me

Thanks for not reporting him, until now, idiot. If you personally know him, you must be either dealing with him or his supplier.

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Unknown

This is skg he lives on 47 ave close to 43st. He drives that bmw around sunnyside, he sells pot. Government name is steven.

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C

Well don’t you feel powerful now huh? It’s not good to snitch on anyone like this, it comes to bite you in the ass when you least want it to.

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Hans Brakely

The police chase actually happened around 8:45 dude blew through the parking area under the 7 going more than 60mph trying to evade police. Car is always parked around the park on Greenpoint Ave, wouldn’t be suprised if he was dealing.

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George Kelly

Was the car stolen. ? I’m not a cop and I never have been., but I would think that would be the first clue. Follow the money

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Sunnyside Pigeon

The police get transported to Cornell while regular people get sent to Elmhurst . I get it.

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Me

If cops can catch this guy, then I don’t know what else to tell you. Also how could they know if the suspect was armed or not, seriously…

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Anonymous

Yep. Sounds about right. But who gives a crap about street safety when precious parking spaces are in question?

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