Police say the officers were responding to a call in Dyker Heights when a BMW driver failed to yield at the intersection of 8th Avenue and 65th Street.
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Police say their lights and sirens were activated.
The crash caused the police cruiser to hit a pole, after which it caught fire.
Police say the 39-year-old driver ran away but later returned to scene.
That person was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.
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The two officers were treated for minor injuries at an area hospital.
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