Driver Allegedly Drove Off After Being Stopped by TP Officer & Even Dragged Officer Along

I’m sure we have all heard of joyrides.

But an officer-ride?

Well, one thing’s for sure; you’re certainly getting in trouble with the law for the second one.

Driver Allegedly Drove Off After Being Stopped by TP Officer & Even Dragged Officer Along

A driver, who was halted for suspected traffic violations, allegedly dragged a Traffic Police (TP) officer along a road.

The 31-year-old offender has since been arrested, and is scheduled to be charged on Monday (29 March 2021).

The driver had been halted along the Central Expressway at around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday (27 March 2021).

As the TP officer carried out procedural checks, the driver suddenly took off…

Dragging a, I’m assuming, rather frazzled officer along with the vehicle.

Apparently, the officer was towed for some distance before the ordeal ceased.

He was later taken to the hospital for multiple injuries. He is currently in stable condition.

As for the affiliated car, it was subsequently found ditched along Towner Road.

The offender was arrested hours later at 1:10 p.m.

Penalty

According to The Straits Times, police investigations are currently ongoing.

“The police have zero tolerance towards such acts of violence against public servants who are carrying out their duties and will not hesitate to take action against those who blatantly disregard the law,” the police stated.

For committing a rash act causing grievous hurt, the driver could be given an imprisonment term of up to 4 years, a fine of up to $10,000, or both.

Other traffic and drug-related offences may also be taken into account during sentencing.

Not The First

As “movie-like” as the notion may sound, it appears that this is not the first time an officer had been dragged on the road without their consent on local shores.

In 2017, a Maserati driver towed a police officer for more than 100m along Bedok Reservoir Road.

After being stopped by the officer for enforcement checks, the driver reversed and accelerated his car into him.

The officer, who held on to the driver’s door, ended up being dragged for around 100m.

The driver later received a lifetime driving ban, and was given an imprisonment sentence of four years and seven months.

Just recently, it was reported that he has, once again, committed more driving offences when he has been banned from driving.

Meanwhile, it appears that foreign officers are also not exempt from such unwelcome joyride advances.

In December 2020, an El Cajon police officer found himself being dragged along by a panicking SUV driver when the latter tried to flee.

To make it worse, he was struck by another car during the entire ordeal.

The officer was said to have sustained “significant injuries”, but was in “stable, though critical, condition”.

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