Two Nassau police officers hurt in Garden City Park

Two Nassau County police officers, including one struck by a vehicle driven by a fleeing suspect, were hurt Friday morning in Garden City Park, police said.

Officers responded to Jericho Turnpike near 6th Avenue for a reported disturbance at 8:12 a.m., police said.

Upon arrival, officers located Aasif Rasul, 22, of Queens, who was sitting in a 2007 Jeep Liberty. Officers approached the Jeep on foot when Rasul "accelerated striking one of the officers and then fled the scene in his vehicle," police said.

Police said Rasul was later located at Stewart Avenue and Lincoln Street, at which point he sped towards a Nassau County Police vehicle, striking it head on.

Rasul was then placed into custody, police said.

Rasul and the two Nassau officers were taken to local hospitals for treatment of their injuries. Police did not detail those injuries.

Police said that Rasul had been arguing with a woman in his vehicle, who was "being restrained from exiting the vehicle but was eventually able to exit without any injuries."

Rasul was charged with attempted assault, assault, unlawful imprisonment and unlawful fleeing of a police officer. He was arraigned Saturday at First District Court, Hempstead, and held on $50,000 bail. He was represented by the Legal Aid Society of Nassau County.