"Two patrolmen were struck by a Mercedes as the driver fled a traffic stop in Brooklyn Tuesday, cops said. The officers stopped Anas Rao, 20, for running a red light in his grey Mercedes C300 at W. 8th St. near Quentin Road in Gravesend around 4:39 a.m., police said. The patrolmen exited their vehicle and were approaching Rao's Mercedes on foot when the suspect's car suddenly jolted backwards, striking one officer in the leg and the other in his left foot, cops said."
"The patrolmen exited their vehicle and were approaching Rao's Mercedes on foot when the suspect's car suddenly jolted backwards, striking one officer in the leg and the other in his left foot, cops said. Medics rushed both officers to a local hospital in stable condition. The suspect fled the scene heading west on Quentin Road, cops said. Rao, a Flatlands, Brooklyn resident, was arrested later Tuesday. He is charged with assault, vehicular assault, reckless endangerment, possession of forged instruments and obstruction, cops said."
Two patrolmen were struck when a Mercedes backed into them as the driver fled a traffic stop in Gravesend, Brooklyn at about 4:39 a.m. The officers had stopped 20-year-old Anas Rao for running a red light in his grey Mercedes C300. The officers were on foot approaching Rao's vehicle when the car jolted backwards, hitting one officer in the leg and another in the left foot. Medics transported both officers to a local hospital in stable condition. The driver fled west on Quentin Road but was arrested later. He faces multiple charges including assault and vehicular assault.
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