Disturbing footage shows the moment a 'maniac' van driver mowed down a police officer, crushing him against a parked car.
Kaine O'Connor reversed into PC David Kerr at speed while trying to flee in a stolen van outside a nursery.
The 23-year-old also ploughed into a number of parked cars and lifted an Audi A3 - with a mum and young child inside - into the air after ramming into it.
The incident occurred after GMP were called out to a disturbance at a block of flats on Sandyhill Road in Blackley, Greater Manchester, last October.
After speaking to people at the address, officers left, but quickly noticed the black Citro"en Berlingo - which had cloned plates - parked nearby.
After discovering it had been stolen from the city centre a month earlier, they remained in the area, the Manchester Evening News reports .
A short time later, O'Connor, who had been seen carrying a bottle of vodka, climbed into the driver's seat and tried to drive off with a number of passengers.
When the officers attempted to box the van in, O'Connor put his foot down and performed a series of aggressive manoeuvres trying to escape.
Hit also hit a Mercedes A Class, a number of parked cars and a concrete wall, which collapsed on top of the van.
When the officer drew his taser and ordered him to stop, O'Connor reversed towards him at speed, pinning him between the van and a police vehicle and causing serious leg injuries.
The horrific moment was captured on the officer's body cam.
He was left lying in the road in pain while O'Connor fled the scene, but was later traced and arrested.
{{file|t=3WGU_1547690862}}
