2023-05-28 20:40:00
A New York State Police officer shot and wounded a 22-year-old driver after a chase in Queens, officials reported Saturday.
Officers Paul Cardona and Kevin Hanly were patrolling the eastbound Grand Central Parkaway in Corona at approximately 10:45 p.m. Friday when they tried to arrest the suspect who appeared to be under the influence of alcohol, identified as Wilton Ketterthe authorities explained.
The 22-year-old driver failed to stop his white van and fled the scene, prompting a brief police chase. which ended up at a freeway side service station near LaGuardia airport.
When the officers got out of their patrol car, Ketter apparently “continued to move his vehicle toward the officers” and tried to run them over.said a spokesman for the State Police.
Cardona took out his service weapon and fired several times, injuring Ketter in the head., reported police sources. A 23-year-old female who was with the suspect in the passenger seat was not injured.
The subject was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Queens with serious injuries and bleeding from the skull, the sources said. Charges are still pending.
The officers were not injured, the representative said. Until now, the investigation into the shooting continued, reported Daily News.
Heretic, que reside and Connecticut, It is the second time in less than two months that he was nearly killed during roadside clashes with officers..
On March 7, the subject was speeding down Interstate 91 in New Haven when his BMW struck two other vehicles and spun, colliding with a fire truck responding to an unrelated auto accident.
The BMW exploded on fire. Rescuers removed him from the burning vehicle and rushed him to Yale New Haven Hospital with minor injuries. Two fire officers were injured.
Detectives found an illegal handgun in the car that was on fire, authorities said at the time. Ketter was charged with weapons possession and various vehicular offenses.
He was released after posting $20,000 bail.
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