Mounted NYPD officer gets thrown off horse spooked by parade music: police
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Published: Sunday, March 29, 2015, 3:26 PM
Updated: Sunday, March 29, 2015, 6:58 PM
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Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio seen with the injured NYPD officer as he is brought into an ambulance.
A cop with the NYPD’s Mounted Unit was bucked from his horse when the animal was apparently spooked by music during a parade near Central Park Sunday, police said.
The cop was at Fifth Ave. and E. 68th St. when he fell from the animal, injuring his leg. A band was playing nearby and may have scared the horse, authorities said.
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Participants walk in the Greek Independence Day Parade on Fifth Ave. Sunday, March 29, 2015 in Manhattan, New York.
BARRY WILLIAMS/FOR NEW YORK DAILY NEWSStudents from the Hellenic College of Thessaloniki walk in the Greek Independence Day Parade.
The officer was brought to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition to be treated, officials said.
The Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York was holding its annual parade to celebrate the 194th anniversary of Greek independence.
The incident occurred on the parade route, which runs along Fifth Ave. from E. 64th St. to E. 79th St.
The NYPD maintains roughly 50 horses who patrol the same streets every day.
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