A girl drove right into a New York City Police officer at against the law scene and admitted that it was intentional, saying, “F— these cops, it’s a lesson to him.”
Sahara Dula, 24, was driving her black Lexus the incorrect approach on the Higher East Aspect on Wednesday whereas excessive on marijuana when she plowed into the officer, based on officers.
“I told the cop I wanted to go straight, and he wouldn’t move, so I hit him. I did it on purpose,” Dula later informed investigators, court docket papers present.
“F— these cops! He wouldn’t move!” she screamed shortly after the incident, based on the paperwork.
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Sahara Dula, 24, was driving her black Lexus the incorrect approach on the Higher East Aspect on Wednesday whereas excessive on marijuana when she plowed into the officer. (X)
A supply informed the New York Put up that Dula additionally mentioned, “F— these cops, it’s a lesson to him, and hopefully he doesn’t want to be a cop anymore.”
Video footage of the incident reveals Dula driving her car the incorrect approach on Park Avenue close to East 71st Road round 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday whereas officers were in the area investigating an unrelated theft at a close-by clothes retailer and had closed off a part of the highway.
One officer is seen within the video strolling as much as Dula’s automobile to inform her to maneuver into the proper lane. However as a substitute of stopping, she drives into the officer, inflicting him to roll up onto the hood of her automobile earlier than falling onto the road.
Different officers then rushed to the wounded cop as he was mendacity on the bottom in ache.
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Sahara Dula reportedly screamed “F–ck these cops” shortly after the incident. (X)
The wounded officer suffered a damaged leg and bruising on a number of areas of his physique, based on court docket papers.
Dula was taken into custody and charged with first-degree tried assault, tried aggravated assault upon a police officer, second-degree assault, second-degree reckless endangerment and working a car whereas skill impaired by medicine and reckless driving, the legal grievance reveals.
Manhattan Assistant District Lawyer Lucy Shephard mentioned throughout Dula’s Friday arraignment in Manhattan Legal Court docket that she “admitted to smoking marijuana.” Marijuana and rolling papers have been present in her automobile.
Choose John Zhuo Wang set Dula’s bail at $25,000, however she didn’t instantly make bail.
The wounded officer suffered a damaged leg and bruising on a number of areas of his physique. (X)
Police Benevolent Affiliation President Patrick Hendry on Friday questioned why Dula shouldn’t be going through an tried homicide cost.
“We’re glad that this individual is being kept in jail, but we don’t understand why she isn’t being charged with attempted murder,” Hendry mentioned in a press release. “This was a vicious attack. She intentionally tried to run over a New York City police officer. This leniency is why thousands of police officers are being assaulted and attacked on a daily basis.”
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Dula might have escaped an tried homicide cost due to questions on whether or not she supposed to kill the cop, law-enforcement sources informed the New York Put up.
In court docket, Dula’s lawyer mentioned she runs her personal firm the place she mentors children on Saturdays and makes an attempt to assist them keep off the streets and away from medicine and gangs.
