Global Courant 2023-04-26 20:37:32
A New Jersey state police officer is recovering from being hit by a driver who hit him while helping a motorist whose car broke down over the weekend, authorities said.
Connor Boyle, a 25-year-old Robbinsville Police Department officer, stood outside his marked patrol car as he drove with the other driver on Rt. 130 southbound near East Windsor when a 2020 Volkswagen Passat hit the officer, the department said.
Video shared by police shows Boyle telling the driver he would help push the driver’s disabled vehicle into a nearby parking spot when the Passat is seen hitting the officer’s patrol car before hitting Boyle and the other’s car driver crashes.
The driver of the Passat drove off without helping or reporting the injured officer, police said.
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Patrolman Connor Boyle, 25, stopped to see a disabled vehicle motorist on Rt. 130 near East Windsor, New Jersey, on Saturday night. (Robbinsville Township Police Station)
Boyle was able to radio for help, and responding paramedics rushed him to Capital Health Regional Medical Center.
An oncoming car hit police officer Connor Boyle and drove off without stopping to help the injured officer or report the accident, police said. (Robbinsville Township Police Station)
The police officer suffered a broken leg, cuts to his face and a concussion, FOX5 New York reported.
Boyle was released from hospital two days after the collision and sent home, where he is expected to make a full recovery, police said.
The officer was taken to hospital with injuries and was released on Monday to recuperate at home, police said. (Robbinsville Township Police Station)
Officers later located the suspected hit-and-run driver at her home in East Windsor, New Jersey. Police identified the driver as 52-year-old Rachel Glatt.
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Glatt faces numerous charges, including reckless driving, second-degree aggravated assault of a police officer and fourth-degree assault by car.
Police urged drivers to follow the state’s “Move Over Law,” which requires drivers to slow down and cross one lane when law enforcement, emergency vehicles or other public emergency vehicles such as tow trucks are on the side of a road.
Following his recovery, Boyle will begin a new position as a school counselor at Pond Road Middle School, the department said.
