Driver in high-speed Hollywood hit-and-run that injured officer charged with felonies after Chicago arrest

HOLLYWOOD, FLA. (WSVN) – A young man faced a judge more than a month after, authorities said, he slammed into a Hollywood Police cruiser, sending an officer to the hospital.

Prosecutors said 20-year-old Artiom Echiusciu was driving his BMW more than 100 miles an hour before crashing into the cruiser on Ocean Drive, near Hollywood Boulevard, during the early morning hours of May 20.

Authorities said the suspect then took off running…

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