A Queens driver flew over the line when he was hit with a ticket — hitting a traffic cop and stealing his summons machine during a broad daylight crash this week, police said.
The 56-year-old uniformed NYPD traffic enforcement officer was working on 63rd Drive near Queens Boulevard on Wednesday around 4:20 p.m. when Mark Garrido, 29, confronted him for ticketing his white SUV, authorities said.
Garrido argued with the officer before punching him in the hand and taking his call machine in a fit of rage, police said.
Garrido, seen in a surveillance image wearing a black baseball cap, sweatshirt and sweatpants, then got into his SUV and left, authorities said.
The officer did not report any injuries, police said.
Garrido, who lives about four miles from the crime scene in Ozone Park, was arrested late Friday morning, authorities said.
He was charged with robbery and second-degree assault, according to police.
His arraignment in Queens Criminal Court was pending.
