A sergeant of the Hatillo Municipal Police was injured in the left knee during a vehicle stop early Sunday on Puerto Rico Highway 130, at the intersection with Road 490, in the Pajil neighborhood of Hatillo. According to preliminary police information, Sergeant Carlos Villanueva Cordero was conducting a stop for possible violations of Law 22 of Transit when he ordered the driver of a yellow 2023 Qianxin FY-200T motorcycle to stop.
The driver allegedly threw the motorcycle at the officer, causing the knee injury. Villanueva Cordero received assistance from paramedics and was taken to Metro Pavía Hospital in Arecibo, where he remained in stable condition. The driver was identified as Jaime O. Recinos Lemus, 29, a Hatillo resident.
Officer Ovidio Mercado, of the Hatillo district, noticed the driver was allegedly under the influence of alcohol. Recinos Lemus was arrested and taken to the Arecibo Highway Patrol Division, where a breath test gave a reading of 0.091%. Police seized the motorcycle, and the case was cited for October 30.