Suspect Arrested in Hit-and-Run Crash That Seriously Injured NYPD Officer

An NYPD officer suffered a serious leg injury when an SUV driver allegedly struck him and fled while officers responded to a large, unruly gathering in the Bronx.

By Roni Jacobson and Rocco Parascandola

Source New York Daily News

Oct. 20, 2026

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An NYPD officer suffered a serious leg injury after he was struck by an SUV while responding to a large unruly gathering in the Bronx.
Authorities say the driver fled the scene after hitting the officer during the response to complaints about loud music.
U.S. marshals arrested a 31-year-old suspect two days later, and charges were pending.

NYPD cruiser — U.S. marshals arrested Monday a 31-year-old suspect accused of hitting an NYPD officer with an SUV during a response to complaints about loud music over the weekend.

A suspect was arrested early Monday for striking an NYPD cop with a car as the officer responded to a large unruly group in the Bronx, officials said.

Eduard Paulino, 31, was nabbed in the Bronx by federal marshals for the incident two days earlier.

On Saturday, cops responding to a 7:30 p.m. 311 call about loud music encountered a large group of people gathered near Garrison Ave. and Whittier St. in Hunts Point.

A driver trying to flee the scene in a white Honda Pilot struck a police officer, severely wounding the officer’s leg, and kept going, cops said.

Medics rushed the officer to Lincoln Hospital for emergency trauma care, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.

“If you assault those who wear the shield to protect this city, the full weight of federal and local law enforcement will find you,” U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of New York Ricky Patel said in a statement.

Charges against Paulino were pending on Monday.

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