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Dashcam footage shows quad bike flip on police car bonnet

Dashcam footage shows quad bike flip on police car bonnet

BBC News2 days ago
A man has been arrested after a quad bike was used to ram a police car and flip over the bonnet.Officers spotted the vehicle with no registration plate at about 21:00 BST on Butler Crescent in Kensington, Liverpool, Merseyside Police said.The rider rode off but when police caught up he rammed their vehicle, reversed into a parked car and then rammed the police car a second time, narrowly missing an officer.The man, aged 29, from Everton, was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and other driving offences after flipping the quad bike over on the bonnet of the police car.
Merseyside Police said he was also held on suspicion of acquiring, using or possessing criminal property.The force said the suspect was taken to hospital for assessment then later discharged.
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