SHEEPSHEAD BAY, Brooklyn (PIX11) \u2014 An officer is in the hospital after police responded to a call of drag racing in a Brooklyn neighborhood early Saturday morning.<\/p>\n
Authorities were confronting alleged drag racers in the area of Knapp Street and Avenue W around 3 a.m. on Saturday when the drivers sped off, officials reported.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Get ongoing crime and safety coverage on our homepage\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n At least one of the drag racers crashed into a patrol car, causing damage and injuring an officer, according to police.<\/p>\n The officer is in stable condition in the hospital and the incident remains under investigation.<\/p>\n A description of the vehicles involved was not immediately made known.<\/p>\n Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting\u00a0crimestoppers.nypdonline.org<\/a>, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).<\/p>\n Dominique Jack is a digital content producer from Brooklyn with more than five years of experience covering news. She joined PIX11 in 2024. More of her work can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n