"According to police sources, 20-year-old Allen Garcia turned himself in to the 90th Precincts Williamsburg stationhouse early on April 21. Cops say Garcia was stopped by members of the NYPD Community Response Team at 8 p.m. on April 4 at the intersection of Wallabout Street and Broadway in Williamsburg after they spotted a white 2018 Q50S Infiniti with tinted windows and mismatched out-of-state license plates from Montana."
"As officers left their cars and approached, authorities said, Garcia allegedly accelerated forward and struck two police vehicles before reversing the Infiniti and colliding with a police officer. He then sped away in the Infiniti southbound on Wallabout Street."
"The officer sustained minor injuries and bruising to the lower body. He was transported by EMS to a local area hospital in stable condition. Later that night, the vehicle was found abandoned outside of 40-12 28th Ave., a supermarket in Astoria, Queens."
"Garcia was questioned throughout Tuesday at the 90th Precinct before being led out of the stationhouse in cuffs by detectives that afternoon. He did not answer for the alleged crime and remained silent as he was placed into the back of a police vehicle."
Allen Garcia, a 20-year-old from Queens, surrendered to police after allegedly striking a police officer with a stolen Infiniti during a traffic stop. The incident occurred on April 4 when officers attempted to stop Garcia's vehicle, which had tinted windows and mismatched license plates. He accelerated, hitting two police cars and then colliding with an officer before fleeing. The officer sustained minor injuries and was hospitalized. The stolen vehicle was later found abandoned. Garcia faces multiple charges, including assault and reckless endangerment.
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