London’s Metropolitan Police have launched footage of a driver who deliberately slammed into an officer on a bike in 2022.

The incident occurred final yr on July 1, when Inspector Tony McGovern was on bike patrol and observed Joseph Ward performing “suspicious.”  This prompted McGovern to tug up alongside Ward and speak to him.

Whereas footage launched by authorities solely reveals a portion of the interplay and the audio is tough to make out, it seems McGovern requested Ward the place he was going or what he was doing.  McGovern finally instructs Ward to close off the engine, however he as an alternative pulls ahead in entrance of the bike.  He then shortly throws the Mitsubishi Outlander into reverse, hitting McGovern and knocking him to the bottom.

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McGovern referred to as for help and was taken to a hospital with accidents to his legs, shoulders, and again. Ward acquired away, however was recognized by authorities who found he was already needed for impersonating an officer and demanding cash from one other driver.  Police additionally linked him to a collision on July 5 and an incident which broken two police automobiles on July 6.

Ward was finally arrested in Letchworth on July 20 and the Metropolitan Police mentioned he ended up pleading responsible to 14 offenses together with assault occasioning precise bodily hurt, impersonating a police officer, harmful driving, and failing to cease for police.  Regardless of the intense nature of the offenses, Ward was given a seemingly gentle jail sentence of 4 years.

As for McGovern, he acknowledged “I’ve been a police officer for 18 years and I by no means anticipated to be intentionally rammed off my motorcycle in such a violent and aggressive act.”  He went on to say he’s nonetheless recovering from his accidents however stays “decided to serve the folks of London and take away violent and harmful offenders from the streets.”

H/T to BBC Information