Moment ‘dangerous’ motorist caught on camera as he drove at police

Bilal Dawlatzai, 25, left two officers with neck, shoulder and back injuries when he hit the patrol car

This is the shocking moment a ‘dangerous’ driver deliberately steered his vehicle directly at a police car.

Bilal Dawlatzai left two officers nursing neck, shoulder and back injuries after ramming the patrol car with his blue Vauxhall Astra. The incident on April 20 unfolded after traffic officers signalled for the 25 year old to pull over at the Herlington Centre in Orton Malborne, Peterborough.

Officers had received intelligence suggesting Dawlatzai was a disqualified driver with a track record of dangerous driving. Despite his attempts to flee from police, Dawlatzai was swiftly apprehended, reports Birmingham Live.

He also declined to submit to a roadside DrugWipe test. Dawlatzai, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, failing to stop for police, disqualified driving, criminal damage, two counts of assaulting an emergency worker, and failing to comply with a roadside drink/drug test when he appeared before Huntingdon Law Courts on June 3.

He was handed a 20-month custodial sentence and slapped with a 52-month driving ban.

Following sentencing, Detective Constable Joshua Crown from Cambridgeshire Constabulary 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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