NEW YORK — Video captured moments for film after a driver tried to evade police in Manhattan, crashing through diner sheds, street signs and whatever else got in his way during his rampage that police say left wounded a New York officer.
Shocking cellphone video shows the driver tearing through the streets of downtown, as his path of destruction began just before 5:00 pm, the height of the afternoon rush hour. Officers attempted to detain the man in West 38th y Seventh Avenue, though it was not immediately clear why.
They said that he then fled. The officers eventually caught up with him and attempted to remove him from the car, but the driver then puts the vehicle in reverse, shows a video, and an officer can be seen being tackled to the ground.
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Police said the officer suffered a head injury and was taken to Bellevue Hospital where he is expected to recover.
Another man who was in his car during the chaos said he abandoned his vehicle for safety reasons.
“I already had the feeling that I was not going to stop, so I got off just in case so as not to hurt myself. I left the car in the middle of the street, it hit some cars around me,” said Alfredo Mota, whose car was damaged during the ordeal.
The trail of debris stretched for blocks, as the driver knocked over traffic signals and also knocked over a fire hydrant during the chaos that ended with thousands of dollars in damage. He eventually ran outside, and the Telemundo 47 helicopter showed the search for the suspect in a building.
But so far, the suspect has yet to be found.
