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| New Mexico cop injured as suspect almost runs him over during attempted arrest (VIDEO) | New Mexico cop injured as suspect almost runs him over during attempted arrest (VIDEO) |
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| A Las Cruces policeman received a serious leg injury after a driver who he and fellow officers were trying to arrest sped away from a parking spot. The suspect remains at large. | A Las Cruces policeman received a serious leg injury after a driver who he and fellow officers were trying to arrest sped away from a parking spot. The suspect remains at large. |
| The incident happened on Monday near a Sonic Drive-In restaurant in the central part of the New Mexico city, police reported. Three officers were “conducting a welfare check” on a driver when they deemed it necessary to take the man into custody. | The incident happened on Monday near a Sonic Drive-In restaurant in the central part of the New Mexico city, police reported. Three officers were “conducting a welfare check” on a driver when they deemed it necessary to take the man into custody. |
| Eyewitness footage of the incident published by local media shows a struggle taking place, with onlookers commenting that the police tasered the suspect and that the driver was screaming. | Eyewitness footage of the incident published by local media shows a struggle taking place, with onlookers commenting that the police tasered the suspect and that the driver was screaming. |
| Moments later, the car takes off, driving over the curb and apparently hitting an officer who was standing by the right front door. | Moments later, the car takes off, driving over the curb and apparently hitting an officer who was standing by the right front door. |
| Police say the officer’s leg was seriously injured in the incident and that he was rushed to a local hospital. There was no report on his condition. | Police say the officer’s leg was seriously injured in the incident and that he was rushed to a local hospital. There was no report on his condition. |
| Mark James Esquibel, 40, was named as a person of interest in the case, but it was not clear if he was the driver. The vehicle was discovered sometime after the altercation in a west Las Cruces neighborhood, but the suspect remains at large, police said. | Mark James Esquibel, 40, was named as a person of interest in the case, but it was not clear if he was the driver. The vehicle was discovered sometime after the altercation in a west Las Cruces neighborhood, but the suspect remains at large, police said. |
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