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After officers attempted to stop the driver, they accelerated toward an officer, striking him and injuring his leg

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FILE – Members of the New York City Police Department listen to a news conference, Jan. 4, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

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By Roni Jacobson, Kerry BurkeNew York Daily News

NEW YORK — An NYPD officer’s leg was injured Tuesday when a driver plowed into him in Brooklyn after cops tried to stop the man for driving without a license plate, police said.

At around 9:30 p.m., officers spotted the vehicle and tried to pull it over near Forbell St. and Sutter Ave. But instead of stopping, the 25-year-old driver accelerated toward one of the officers, injuring his leg, cops said.

The officer was taken to an area hospital in stable condition; the driver was arrested and is in custody, police said.

One of the officers involved fired his gun but did not hit anything, a police source told the Daily News. The NYPD would not immediately confirm that detail.

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