A 28-year-old man allegedly slammed into an NYPD squad car and three other vehicles before his arrest on a slew of charges Wednesday – then bit off a piece of a police sergeant’s finger while in a holding cell.
The suspect is an illegal immigrant and emotionally disturbed, according to law enforcement sources.
Just before midnight Wednesday, police tried to pull over a blue 2009 Nissan Altima that had expired out of state license plates that were registered to a different vehicle.
The driver sped off, then veered through Rufus King Park on Liberty Avenue “causing civilians to jump out of the way,” an NYPD spokesperson said.
Rodriguez-Cruz then allegedly drove into oncoming traffic on Hillside Avenue before he smashed into four vehicles, including a police car on the Grand Central Parkway service road near Parsons Boulevard.
The charges include assault with intent to cause disfigurement, assaulting a police officer, injuring an on-duty officer, reckless endangerment, fleeing a traffic stop, driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, operating an unregistered vehicle, driving while apparently impaired and refusing to take a breath test.
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