Surfers Paradise Queensland: Terrifying moment police officer is knocked over and injured after driver accelerated when police spotted suspected stolen car
- An outing was short-lived on a busy street
- A suspected stolen car drove in front
- Police officer was knocked down and injured
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Dramatic video shows the moment a driver’s attempted getaway leaves one officer in hospital, two cars destroyed and five people charged.
An allegedly stolen car was spotted by police along Surfers Paradise Boulevarde on the Gold Coast when the driver tried to escape about 8.40pm on Friday evening.
Patrolling officers noticed the car matched the description of a car allegedly stolen from a property in Oxenford on September 11.
After police approached the car, the driver accelerated forward, knocking an officer to the ground.
Walking local residents filmed the short-lived escape, which ended when the vehicle collided with another vehicle in front of it.
Dramatic video shows the moment an allegedly stolen vehicle tried to escape two police officers but crashed into another car during a traffic stop
Two patrolling officers had spotted the car, which had been reported stolen. As they approached it, the driver accelerated, knocking an older male officer to the ground
The images show how the allegedly stolen silver vehicle tries to squeeze between another gray car and the sidewalk.
Instead of getting through, the silver car struck the gray car before coming to a stop.
Officers then arrested the five occupants.
The injured officer, a senior male constable, was taken to Pindara Private Hospital in a stable condition.
The driver of the gray car, a 69-year-old woman, was also taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.
A 16-year-old Labrador boy has since been charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle, acts intended to resist arrest and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.
The other occupants of the vehicle were a 19-year-old Loganholme woman, a North Booval man aged 20, a 35-year-old Paradise Point man and a Nerang man.
All four adults were denied bail and are expected to appear in court on Saturday.
The boy was also refused bail and is due to appear in the children’s court today.