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An FDNY paramedic was arrested for drunk driving — after crashing into an NYPD patrol car in Queens, police said.

Syhon Rivers, a 28-year-old EMT, had his 2015 BMW double parked on 20th Avenue and 37th Street in Astoria shortly around 4:10 a.m. Saturday when the NYPD pulled up to investigate, police said.


  Syphon Rivers was arrested for drunk driving after hitting a police car with his BMW. Facebook/Syhon Rivers Syphon Rivers was arrested for drunk driving after hitting a police car with his BMW. Facebook/Syhon Rivers

Rivers tried to drive off and hit the patrol car, authorities said. The officers were not injured, cops said.

Rivers, a Brooklyn resident, was charged with DWI and criminal possession of a weapon after cops found brass knuckles in his vehicle, the NYPD said. He was off duty.


  Rivers has been an EMT with the FDNY for 15 years but was off-duty during his arrest. Facebook/Join FDNY Rivers has been an EMT with the FDNY for 15 years but was off-duty during his arrest. Facebook/Join FDNY

Rivers has been with the FDNY since 2015, public records show. His total pay for this year is $96,000, according to seethroughny.com.

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