Police have arrested a man accused of hitting a police officer with a car while trying to flee a vehicle stop last week.
A Rocky Hill police officer was struck while trying to arrest someone. Around 9:45 p.m., an officer saw a vehicle whose registered owner had an active arrest warrant.
The police officer stopped the vehicle on Cold Spring Road. Police said the driver originally pulled over and complied with the officer's orders.
As the officer attempted to take the suspect out of the vehicle and into custody, investigators said the suspect quickly accelerated and hit the officer. The officer was knocked to the ground during the incident.
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Rocky Hill police posted bodycam video of the encounter to their Facebook page.
The officer suffered minor injuries.
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After hitting the officer, authorities said the vehicle then fled onto Interstate 91 North. As the vehicle entered the City of Hartford, officers lost sight of it.
The driver has since been arrested in connection to this incident, and another that happened on Dec. 9. He was taken into custody on Jan. 1 and is being held on a total $300,000 bond.
For the Dec. 9 incident, he faces charges including interfering with an officer, engaging police in pursuit, speeding reckless driving and more. For the Dec. 26 incident, he faces charges including assault on a public safety officer, reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, speeding, interfering with an officer and more.
The investigation is ongoing.
