At one point the defendant drove toward a cop, causing the officer to wind up on the hood of the car, authorities said.

According to officials, a 57-year-old NYPD Traffic Enforcement Agent was on-duty and in uniform, performing his duties, when he was approached by the suspect who was driving an orange BMW.

But for Ericka Hester of North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she’s out $8,000 because the dealership she purchased her car from ...