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A Montclair officer stopped the unidentified driver for various motor vehicle violations around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said.
The driver took off and struck a Montclair police officer, as other authorities tried stopping the fleeing car, Stephens said.
The chase ended near North 6th Street in Newark, when the vehicle struck a parked car owned by a civilian.
The Montclair police engaged the suspect vehicle which traveled into Newark. The incident ended in the area of North 6th Street when the suspect vehicle struck a parked car owned by a civilian, authorities said.
None of the injuries were life-threatening, Stephens said.
The incident is being investigated by the Professional Standards Bureau and the Crime Scene Investigation Bureau of the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.
The investigation is active and ongoing. No other information is available at this time.
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