Undocumented Driver Hit Officer During Sobriety Check, Fled; Arrested at Lod Cemetery

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A 25-year-old driver, an illegal resident from Kafr Ni'ama, was stopped for a sobriety check at Sha'ar HaGai Square. According to the indictment, when he was stopped the driver took off, accelerated toward an officer, injured him and fled the scene. The driver never obtained a driver's license.

Later, the driver drove recklessly on the roads and struck a police vehicle. To avoid identification, he tried to disguise his vehicle by sanding off its paint and using forged license plates.

The suspect was located at the Lod cemetery and arrested. An indictment was filed against him.