Authorities in Nashville shared stunning footage exhibiting a driver crashing right into a patrol automobile whereas an officer was initiating a visitors cease early Tuesday morning.Â
Round 1:30 a.m., a Nashville police officer noticed a silver Dodge Challenger driving at a excessive price of pace close to downtown Nashville.Â
Officers mentioned the officer then turned on his lights and tried to make a visitors cease. Nonetheless, the motive force was sluggish to cease and commenced driving recklessly and making donuts within the roadway. Â
After finishing a number of donuts, the automobile was dealing with the officer’s patrol automobile, the place he’s seen accelerating and hitting the officer’s automobile head on.
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A driver is dealing with fees after he crashed right into a patrol automobile whereas an officer was making an attempt to drag him over in Nashville early Tuesday morning. (Metropolitan Nashville Police Division)
Authorities mentioned the officer was injured in the course of the incident and was taken to an area hospital the place he was handled and later launched.
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Nashville police reported 22-year-old Carlos Esquivel hit the officer’s automobile as he tried to flee from a visitors cease. (Metro Nashville Police Division)
The motive force then drove behind the patrol automobile, continued doing donuts after which fled the scene.
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Dashcam footage from Nashville Police reveals officers making an attempt to drag the automobile over when the motive force started doing donuts within the roadway. (Metro Nashville Police Division)
The motive force, who police recognized as Carlos Esquivel, 22, surrendered to police downtown late Tuesday morning.Â
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Nashville Police mentioned Esquivel is being charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, evading arrest, leaving the scene of a crash, and reckless driving.
He was booked into jail and is being held on a $27,500 bond.Â
