A uniformed cop pursuing a burglary suspect was mowed down by a vehicle on Hull Avenue near East 207 Street at 3:00 p.m. in Williamsbridge yesterday, cops said.
Octavio Perez, 69, a Bronx man with a colorful driving record, then attempted to flee the scene, cops said.
The uniformed police officer was admitted to Jacobi hospital for leg and back injuries, cops said.
Perez was charged with aggravated unlicensed operator, and attempting to leave the scene of an accident resulting in injury, cops said.
Perez has several prior arrests dating back to 1986, for driving without a license and driving while impaired, cops said.
The most recent, two priors in 2010 for driving with a suspended license, cops said.
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