On Wednesday evening around 11:25pm, a Ramapo police officer was struck by a motor vehicle while on a traffic post near the intersection of Pomona Road and Summit Park Road in the Town of Ramapo. The vehicle was a 2007 Subaru operated by Robert Mahoney, a 24 year old male resident of Stony Point, NY. The operator was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated and is currently being processed at the Ramapo police stationhouse. His arraignment date will be July 31st in Ramapo Justice Court. The accident is being investigated by the Ramapo PD Accident Investigation Unit and any additional charges may be determined at a later date.

The officer was transported to a local hospital by ambulance and is expected to be treated and released for his injuries.

(YWN Monsey Newsroom)