ATV rider crashes into police car while performing "wheelie"

ROCHESTER N.Y. (WHEC) — The Rochester Police Department said an ATV crashed into a police car when the rider was performing a "wheelie" on Sunday night.

No one was injured during the crash on North Clinton near Upper Falls at 10:20 p.m. RPD said the 22-year-old rider ran from the scene after the crash and jumped on another ATV. After a chase with the second ATV, officers apprehended the man and issued a ticket.

Officers said that the crash happened when the ATV rider crossed a double yellow line to illegally pass a vehicle, hitting the police car head-on in the southbound lane. There is still a heavy police presence near Upper Falls on Monday morning.