A cop trying to issue a ticket to a livery cab picking up an illegal fare in Times Square today was struck and dragged for a block by the runaway vehicle, authorities said.
The cop noticed the black town car picking up passengers in front of Bubba Gump Shrimp restaurant on Broadway around 6:15 p.m., witnesses and cops said.
The uniformed cop then approached the driver’s window and the two got into a heated argument, a witness said.
After the two yelled back and forth for about a minute, the driver took off — with the cop holding onto the car’s window for about one block.
“He must have been going about 30 mph because his feet were dragging and picking up dust,” said witness, Brian O’Connell.
“Then [the cop] let go and did four or five barrel roles,” he said.
The cop, whose name wasn’t released, suffered minor injuries and was taken to NY Hospital, cops said.
The driver is still being sought.