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Driver Caught After Running Over Officer's Foot, Crashing Into Area Town Hall, Fleeing Police
A 21-year-old driver with an active warrant for his arrest ran over an officer's foot, collided with a Jeep, then crashed his car into Hyde Park Town Hall, and injured his passenger as he fled from a traffic stop, police said.
Hezekiah Mitchell of Poughkeepsie, police said, was pulled over on State Route 9 at approximately 10:35 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6 when he was spotted driving erratically by Hyde Park Police officers in his black 2010 Acura.
After the police officer began to speak to Mitchell, police said, he accelerated forward, running over the officer's foot and knocking hi…
