Police opened fire at a reckless driver in The Bronx after he failed to yield to a pedestrian and then tried to run over two officers with his minivan, cops said.
The 39-year-old driver, in a black Chrysler Town & Country, failed to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk as he turned at the corner of Morris Park Avenue and White Plains Road in the Van Nest section at about 5 p.m., police said.
When the two officers attempted to pull him over, the driver took off, plowing into a parked car and beginning a dramatic police pursuit.
The driver eventually turned the vehicle toward the two cops approaching him on foot, prompting them to open fire, police said.
The shots missed the driver, who then took off down Morris Park Avenue, where he finally crashed into a telephone pole.
“It was craziness out here,” said witness James Vargas. “There was a helicopter out here with a searchlight and everything. They really wanted to get this guy.”
The driver was taken into custody and 100 OxyContin pills were found in the vehicle, police said.
Charges were pending.