Man arrested after allegedly hitting Fort Lauderdale officer with car

A 36-year-old man was arrested early Friday morning after allegedly crashing into a Fort Lauderdale police officer and driving off.

It happened around 3:44 a.m. in the roadway in the 200 block of SW 3rd Avenue when the officer was handling a disturbance, FLPD said.

FLPD said the officer suffered minor injuries and didn’t need to be taken to the hospital. The driver of the vehicle that hit the officer, Michael Cerillo, fled the scene but was later located…

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