UPDATE: A South Hackensack police officer whose SUV was rammed head-on by a fleeing suspect this morning remained in the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center this afternoon with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, a family member told CLIFFVIEW PILOT.
“X-rays done. [CT] scan and blood work done,” the relative said. “Pressure in chest and pain in neck and shoulder, probably from airbag being deployed.”
Another officer was treated for minor injuries at HUMC after a second police vehicle was struck before the head-on crash at Franklin Avenue and Van Buren Street in Little Ferry just after 9:30 a.m., Police Capt. Robert Kaiser said.
The suspect, who was immediately taken into custody, refused medical treatment, he said.
The officers were working a “Click It or Ticket” detail when the driver took off, Kaiser told CLIFFVIEW PILOT.
CLIFFVIEW PILOT PHOTO: Joanne Mayer Rose
The Mazda 3 sedan driven by the fleeing suspect bore a logo for NYKB Kitchen and Bath Remodeling on West 25th Street in Manhattan.
Responders included Little Ferry and Moonachie police, Little Ferry firefighters and EMS and Moonachie Fire and Rescue.
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