Police Charge Man With Hitting Officer, Pedestrian With Car

The Nassau County Police Department says they arrested the man who hit a pedestrian and an police officer with a car after he slashed a man in the neck with a knife in Farmingdale on Saturday.

According to police, officers were called for a disturbance at the Mystique Hookah Lounge, located at 365 Conklin St., at 2:45 a.m. on April 20. When the officers arrived, they found a man had been slashed in his neck. As they approached him, the man ran into a parking lot and collapsed.

While officers were helping the man, a white minivan drove through the lot. Police say it struck a parked car, causing it to spin and hit a female pedestrian who was standing next to it. The van continued to drive forward, police say, heading towards the officers and striking one, as well as the injured man on the ground. The fan then fled the scene, police said.

The man, woman and officer were all taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Police say that an investigation led officers to two more victims at a hospital.

On Friday, police say they arrested Eric Dori, 19, of Huntington, for the crimes. He is charged with two counts of second-degree assault, leaving the scene of an incident with serious injury and leaving the scene of an incident with property damage. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Friday in First District Court in Hempstead.