police say it began shortly after 8:00 sunday night the driver, 30-year-old keith jeffers of jersey city was allegedly speeding barreling down ocean avenue near myrtle avenue, slamming into the parked cars eventually rear ending the silver car, witnesses say the event spun out of control, pushed the car into this drive way the officer right in this path. >> we heard a big boom like a canon went off, there was a bunch of cars smashed up and people laying all over the ground. >> the car plowing right into the officer who was standing on the sidewalk. >> she was screaming and crying and stuff. >> she was actually pinned between the cars. >> she was pinned between the cars then it pulled out a little bit. >> holding a leg, like three other people. >>> investigators say two people and two pedestrian all hurt witnesses say jeffers tried bailing from the scene but quickly stopped. >>> the people from the store across the street tried to apprehend him. >>> police say the driver keith jeffers was arrested at the scene, two others who were inside that van with him were told we're also injured, tak

. >> reporter: investigators say the driver, 30-year-old keith jeffers of jersey city, was behind the wheel of the maroon minivan. he raced down ocean avenue in jersey city around eight sunday night, slamming into the parked cars, eventually rear ending the silver car that plowed into the officer who was standing on a sidewalk. >> we heard a big boom like a cannon went off and we looked down the street and there was a bunch of cars smashed up and browned. >> reporter: investigators say two other officers were hurt as well as two people in a parked car and two pedestrians. the driver of the minivan tried to run, but was quickly caught. police say that driver keith jeffers was report the flighted at the scene and two others who were inside that van with him we are told were also injured, taken to an area hospital, but refused treatment. reporting in jersey city, jenel burrell , cbs2 news. >> jeffers is charged with four counts of assault by auto, a injury and driving while intoxicated. >>> jimmy carter is recovering from surgery to remove what's described as a small mass from his liver.

. >> reporter: here you see keith jeffers handcuffed and loaded into an ambulance. authorities say the 30-year-old attempted to flee after causing the crash, but is now facing charges, including driving whilin while intoxicated. residents say it's not an uncommon occurrence in the area. >> sometimes they come down here in the mid morning, they're drunk and they actually come on the other side of the street. >> reporter: we have learned that jeffers is also facing four counts of assault by auto, and the accident. as for that jersey city police officer, we're told she is in stable condition. in jersey city, tracy strayhan, news 4 new york. >>> we've got an update now on a story we first told you about friday. a man wanted for breaking into an apartment in the west village and groping a woman while she slept is now in police custody. police say he is 35-year-old jeffrey joseph from staten island. he allegedly broke into the victim's apartment by climbing up the fire escape, and once inside, police say he fondled her, she woke up, he took off. >>> a major reretailers ar

this happened last night. 30-year-old keith jeffers was charged with four counts of assault by auto, leaving the scene of the crash, and driving while intoxicated. >>> three times in three days unmanned aircraft have encroached on jfk airport, coming close to passenger planes. the latest sighting happened last night. a pilot reported spot ago drone 30 feet to the left of runway 13. none of the inbound jets at jfk needed to take evasive maneuvers, but the pilot of the small plane in south jersey was forced to turn on sunday to avoid hitting a drone. the faa is investigating. pros who use drones say it's amateurs who break the rules that pose the danger. >> reporter: if we find them, we will turn them in and we will make sure that the faa deals with them. >> reporter: it's already against the law to fly any aircraft within five miles of an airport without two-way communication. but there are calls to up the penalties for drone violations. >>> a new jersey woman dies in a car crash just hours after auditioning for "american idol." 20-year-old natasha bell lit of bloomfield was heading h

. >> 30-year-old keith jeffers has been charged with dwi, assault by auto and leaving the scene of an accident. but his family says he doesn't own a red minivan. they heard he was being arrested a few blocks away from the scene and went there to check it out. >> i was taking him and we were leaving and then they ran up and grabbed him again and put him in the car and i was like, what are you doing? y'all had him, let him go and taking him again. so i don't know what happened. >> reporter: two officers have been released but one female officers remains here. reporting live in jersey city, darla miles, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> darla, thank you. >>> calls for action tonight in brooklyn after a violent weekend that left three people shot and killed. president eric adams and several council members holding a rally outside burle hall this morning to launch a campaign against gun violence. they are calling for community and police cooperation after a wave of shootings over the last two days. they set up an open casket outside burle hall as a stark reminder of the cost of all this gun vi