Haverstraw Driver Charged with Aggravated Attempted Murder After Striking Officer

Isaac Catedral, 24, faces aggravated attempted murder and other charges after a Haverstraw police officer was struck and run over by his car this weekend.

Police responded to a home on a report of a disorderly man trying to break in at 4:41 p.m. on Friday. Officers located a vehicle matching the description and ordered the driver to exit. Catedral accelerated toward an officer, struck the officer, and continued driving away before crashing into another police car, according to the Haverstraw Police Department.

The pursuit moved southbound on Route 9W into Clarkstown before Catedral turned back north toward Haverstraw. He was taken into custody after the collision. Three Haverstraw officers were transported to local hospitals for treatment of their injuries. Catedral was also taken to a local hospital for a medical evaluation.

Catedral was arraigned in the Village of Haverstraw Justice Court and remanded to the Rockland County Correctional Facility. He also faces charges of second-degree assault, third-degree assault, criminal mischief, criminal possession of a controlled substance, and criminal possession of a weapon.

The Stony Point Police Department, Rockland County Sheriff’s Office, Clarkstown Police Department, New York State Police, and Ramapo Police Department assisted Haverstraw police during the incident.