Woman Injures 2 Officers During Westbury Traffic Stop: Police

Two officers were hospitalized after police say a Long Island woman became aggressive during a vehicle and traffic stop in Westbury Sunday night.

According to authorities, Arlene Tucker-Bryant, 21, of Bay Shore, rolled the passenger-side window of her 2015 Nissan Altima up on an officer’s arm after two officers pulled her over on Fulton Street at 9:30 p.m.

The second officer unlocked and opened the driver’s door in an attempt to remove Tucker-Bryant from the car when she then put the car into reverse at a high rate of speed, causing one officer to jump out of the way and the second officer to jump into the passenger seat of the car, police say.

The officer exited the car and Tucker-Bryant then fled on Taylor Avenue onto southbound Merrick Avenue until officers stopped the vehicle in front of 89 Merrick Ave. and placed her under arrest, police say.

Both officers were taken to a local hospital to be treated for their injuries.

Tucker-Bryant was charged with second-degree assault, first-degree reckless endangerment, second-degree reckless endangerment and second-degree obstructing governmental administration. She will be arraigned Monday at First District Court in Hempstead.

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