THE BRONX (PIX11) -- A hit-and-run driver struck a cop while trying to evade police in the Bronx Tuesday night, and fled the scene with his accomplice in the backseat, authorities said.

Officers noticed a man changing the license plate on a gray BMW in front of 2287 Loring Ave. at around 10:40 p.m. and parked their unmarked car in front of the BMW, police said. Another unmarked police vehicle at the scene parked behind the BMW.