EAST ELMHURST — A police officer driving to work was arrested early Wednesday for leaving the scene of an accident after hitting a 13-year-old boy near the precinct, according to the NYPD.
David Walker, 36, was driving on 93rd Street and Jackson Mill Road late Tuesday or early Wednesday morning when he hit a 13-year-old boy, bruising his foot, police said.
The exact time of the incident is unclear.
Walker told police he stopped at the stop sign, although the child said he didn't, officials said.
The officer, who was driving to work at the precinct just a block away, got out of the car and checked on the victim, offering to drive him home, police said.
The victim refused, but later went to the hospital after telling his parents what happened, according to the NYPD.
Walker was arrested at 1:40 a.m. Wednesday morning for leaving the scene of an accident, police said. It's not clear how long he's been with the 115th Precinct.
In June 2014, an off-duty officer from the precinct struck a 5-year-old girl as she walked to school on Northern Boulevard. Criminality was not suspected in that case, and the "distraught" officer, who was not identified at the time, stayed at the scene.
