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Officer Released From Hospital After Being Pinned Between Vehicles During Traffic Stop

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Fellow NYPD officers cheered and applauded as Juan Collado was released from Bellevue Hospital on Friday afternoon.

He was treated for a leg injury after an incident on Tuesday night.

Police say the officer had pulled over a car on East Houston Street when a mini-van crashed into the police cruiser, pinning the officer.

Investigators say the driver of the mini-van took off but was later caught.

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