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Off-Duty MTA Bus Driver Cuffed for Drunk Driving After Hitting Police Officer: Cops

The police officer was left with a fractured wrist, authorities said.

An off-duty MTA bus driver was arrested for alleged drunk driving after she struck a police officer with her vehicle, authorities said.

Raquel James, 27, faces charges including vehicular assault, DWI, reckless driving and failure to yield to a pedestrian after being arrested around 3:18 a.m. Friday in Brooklyn’s 67th Precinct, which serves East Flatbush and Remsen Village, the NYPD said.

The police officer was left with a fractured wrist, authorities said.

The bus driver has been suspended pending investigation, an MTA spokesperson said.

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