Hearse Runs Over NYPD Cop’s Leg During Huge Rabbi Funeral in Brooklyn; Another Cop Hit by Drone: Sources

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What to Know

  • A cop was seriously injured after being run over by the hearse during a well-known rabbi’s funeral in Borough Park, Brooklyn, sources say

  • The cop allegedly fell during crowd control and then had his leg run over. The officer’s condition is unclear

  • Sources also say there was another injury when a drone that was flying overhead apparently hit another police officer in the head

A hearse ran over the leg of an NYPD officer working crowd control at a huge funeral for a well-known rabbi in Brooklyn Tuesday, while another officer was hit in the head with a drone, law enforcement sources tell News 4. 

The cop apparently fell while working crowd control at the Borough Park funeral, which was attended by tens of thousands of people, and then got run over. There was no immediate word on his condition, nor was it clear how badly the cop hit by the drone was hurt. 

The funeral was for Rabbi Yisroel Avrohom Portugal, who died at the age of 95. He was born in 1924 in Romania to Rabbie Eliezer Zusia Portugal who founded the Skulen Hasidic dynasty.

Father and son settled in Bucharest following World War II and in 1959 they were imprisoned for teaching Torah and helping Jewish children, according to Assembly Member Simcha Eichenstein.

They left Romania for the United States in 1960 after intervention by the U.S. State Department and Sen. Robert “Scoop” Jackson, Eichestein said.

“As a community we mourn the petira of the Skulener Rebbe zatzal, one of the last surviving remnants of the pre-Holocaust generation – a leader that was deeply respected by all,” Eichenstein said in a press release. “Rabbi Portugal was a truly inspiring and special individual that we should all aspire to be like.”

Law enforcement sources also say there was another injury when a drone that was flying overhead apparently hit another police officer in the head. 

Thousands were expected to show up for Rabbi Portugal’s funeral. Images from the scene captured an immense crowd lining the streets.





Source : Nbcnewyork