NYPD officer struck by hit-and-run driver while directing traffic in Brooklyn
An NYPD officer was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Brooklyn on Sunday evening, according to authorities.
The unidentified cop was directing traffic at Church Avenue and Schenectady Avenue in East Flatbush around 8:30 p.m. when a driver in a black sedan with an orange license plate struck the officer from behind, according to the NYPD.
The driver then fled the scene and remains on the lam, police said.
The officer was transported to Kings County Hospital and is in stable condition, cops said.
The incident remains under investigation.
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