Authorities say a Kearny police officer fired his weapon at the driver of a car reported
stolen.
According to the Hudson County prosecutor’s office, a police officer Tuesday shortly
after 8 p.m. spotted a car that had been reported stolen and tried to stop the
vehicle.
But prosecutors say the driver reversed and
then drove toward the officer, and one officer discharged his weapon before the
vehicle drove away.
Police say the vehicle
crashed into a tractor-trailer cab in Newark a short time later, but the driver
wasn’t found.
No injuries were reported.
AP wire services helped contribute to this report.