BROOKHAVEN, Long Island (WABC) -- Police have arrested a man following a hit-and-run accident that left a Suffolk County Police officer badly injured.
At 4 a.m. Saturday, police said Carlos Morocho, of Center Moriches, was driving a 2003 Ford van eastbound on Sunrise Highway in Brookhaven, near William Floyd Parkway. According to the Suffolk County Police Department, he rear-ended a police car in the left lane where an officer was helping a driver whose car was on fire.
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Morocho fled on foot, but was arrested shortly afterwards, police said.
Morocho, 27, is facing several charges including leaving the scene of an incident, DWI, and aggravated unlicensed operation of a car.
The injured officer was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
Morocho is expected to be arraigned in Central Islip on Sunday.