NYPD officer hurt after being struck by car in Brooklyn
CANARSIE, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A police officer was struck and injured by a fleeing vehicle in Canarsie, Brooklyn.
The officer and his partner identified a Jeep with stolen license plates traveling on East 83rd Street and Farragut Road just after 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The officer approached the Jeep on foot, but the driver fled, dragging him.
The Jeep driver sped off and crashed in a driveway on East 83rd Street.
He and his passenger ran off and are being sought.
The officer was taken to Kings County Hospital with a leg injury.
He is in stable condition.
No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.
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