City worker wrecks cop car that was in the shop, then flees 1 block

D'oh!

That legendary Homer Simpsonism likely served as the word of the day for a city Fleet Management employee who got into a car accident while driving a police cruiser in Feltonville - and then left the scene.

Police officials said the cop car was being serviced yesterday at Fleet Management's headquarters, at Front Street and Hunting Park Avenue.

The employee, who was not identified, took the cruiser out for a road test about 1:20 p.m. and whacked another car less than a block away, police said.

Rather than stay at the accident scene, the city employee fled - all the way back to his headquarters.

The other motorist called 9-1-1 and reported the hit-and-run. Members of the police Accident Investigation Division were called to the scene and quickly sized up the situation, police said.

The motorist, who also was not identified, was treated for minor injuries. Detectives did not arrest the city employee, but he might face charges when the investigation is over, police said. *