No Criminal Charges For Livery Driver Who Crashed Into Belleville Police Car

Police will not be filing criminal charges against the livery cab driver who crashed into a Belleville police car near Mill Street and Washington Avenue on June 28, sending two officers and himself to the hospital.

The two officers were responding to a reported carjacking around 8:15 p.m. when the cab driver drove his Lincoln Town Car through the intersection of Mill Street and Washington Avenue, Belleville police Sgt. Frank Pignataro told Patch.

Witnesses supported officers’ claims that the vehicle didn’t yield the right of way to the patrol car, which had its lights flashing, Pignataro said.

He added that the accident is still under investigation, but the driver has been issued motor vehicle summonses that include failure to keep right at an intersection and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.

Both officers and the livery driver were released from the hospital within days of the accident; None suffered serious injuries.