East Jerusalem man arrested after police officer lightly injured in hit-and-run |
A Palestinian from East Jerusalem was arrested on Sunday after allegedly crashing into and lightly injuring a policeman while fleeing from authorities over fear of being caught without a valid license.
The driver, a man in his 20s from Beit Hanina, had been barred from driving several times in the past, according to police.
The man sped off in a “reckless and dangerous manner” after officers tried to stop him for an inspection in the Atarot industrial zone near Jerusalem, police said.
He collided with an officer operating in the area, who was taken to Hadassah Hospital on Mount Scopus to be treated for mild........