A Queens driver flew off the handle when he got hit with a ticket — smacking a traffic cop and stealing his summons machine during a broad-daylight clash this week, cops said.
The 56-year-old uniformed NYPD traffic enforcement agent was working on 63rd Drive near Queens Boulevard around 4:20 p.m. Wednesday when Mark Garrido, 29, confronted him for ticketing his white SUV, authorities said.
Garrido argued with the agent before hitting his hand and snatching his summons machine in a fit of rage, cops said.
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Garrido, seen in a surveillance image wearing a black baseball cap, sweatshirt and sweatpants, then hopped into his SUV and took off, authorities said.
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The agent did not report any injuries, police said.
Garrido, who lives about four miles from the scene in Ozone Park, was busted late Friday morning, authorities said.