By Roni Jacobson
New York Daily News
NEW YORK — A reckless driver who ran over a police officer with his car, breaking her leg, while trying to evade a traffic stop in the Bronx has been sentenced to six years in prison, the Bronx District Attorney’s office has announced.
Usman Haruna, 27, led police on a high-speed chase in his black SUV when cops tried to pull him over for driving with an expired license plate around E. 194th St. and Marion Ave. in Fordham, according to court documents. At points during the chase, Haruna drove into oncoming traffic and onto the sidewalk before crashing his car around 6 p.m. on Dec. 12, 2021, the documents stated.
But when a police officer approached the car to grab the keys, Haruna accelerated, running her over and dragging her for about 30 feet before crashing into another car, where cops were able to apprehend him.
When NYPD cops attempted to stop a car with an expired, temporary license plate in the Bronx, the driver sped off dragging an officer — fracturing her ankle. The driver was arrested and the officer is recovering. Our message to criminals is clear: you will be apprehended! pic.twitter.com/kcasotLnQL
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“For over a mile and half, the driver weaved in and out of traffic, ran red lights and stop signs, and put the lives of drivers and pedestrians at risk,” Bronx DA Darcel Clark said in a statement. “After crashing his car, he attacked an NYPD Officer who entered his vehicle, then accelerated and drove over her, injuring her. The defendant now faces the consequences of his callous disregard for an officer’s life.”
The officer suffered a fractured ankle and injuries to her hip, according to court documents. In video of the attack released by police at the time, she can be heard screaming in agony.
On Wednesday, a judge sentenced Haruna to six years in prison and three years of probation after a jury found him guilty of assaulting the officer and other charges, according to the DA’s office.
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