U of R Officer Injured in Strong Hospital Enounter

A University of Rochester public safety officer has a concussion and other injuries from an encounter at the Strong Memorial Hospital parking garage.

It happened overnight when officers tried to stop a suspicious vehicle circling the garage.

The driver refused to stop, put the car in reverse, and jumped out.

As the car rolled backward down a ramp, the open driver-side door hit the officer.

Other officers nabbed the driver.

They found a bag of white powder in the car, and the man admitted he had snorted some it.

The charges included reckless endangering, drug possession and trespassing.


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