The two officers were left with minor neck, shoulder, and back injuries.
A man who deliberately drove at a police car and left two officers injured has been jailed. Bilal Dawlatzai, 25, drove a blue Vauxhall Astra into a marked police car to get away on the evening of April 20.
Traffic officers had signalled for him to stop at the Herlington Centre, in Orton Malborne, Peterborough. This was because information suggested he was disqualified from driving and had a history of dangerous driving.
The collision left two police officers with minor neck, shoulder, and back injuries. At Huntingdon Law Courts on Wednesday, June 3, Dawlatzai, of no fixed address admitted to dangerous driving, failing to stop for police, disqualified driving, criminal damage, two counts of assault of emergency worker, and failing to provide comply with a roadside drink/drug test.
He was handed a 20-month prison sentence. He was also banned from driving for 52 months.
Detective Constable Joshua Crown, who investigated, said: “This was a great example of teamwork between officers and CCTV operators to locate and coordinate the stop on Dawlatzai.
“I would like to commend the officers who put themselves at risk to stop Dawlatzai – it may be seen as just doing their job, but no one should have to suffer injury in the workplace.”
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