A New York City traffic agent was savagely beaten in the Bronx this morning while trying to give a double-parked car a ticket. He's now in the hospital with a fractured skull.

The owner of the car confronted the traffic cop this morning as the agent approached his Lincoln, the Daily News reports. After the attack, he fled, abandoning his car. The agent, who is 35 and the father of an 11-year-old daughter, is listed in stable condition. There's a description of the assailant here and here, if you happen to live near Parkchester.