Terrifying moment as drunk-driver almost killed police officers

Two police officers were nearly killed by a drink-driver as they tried to arrest him. He reacted by slamming his car into reverse and drove into their squad car. Anthony Jordan, was three times over the legal drink-drive limit when he rammed Matthew Dalton and Graham Mason, in their BMW patrol vehicle, which was written off in the incident. The 35-year-old was eventually apprehended after the officers, who suffered minor injuries in the crash, gave chase on foot. The consequences of his actions resulted in him being sentenced to jail for 22 months at Bristol Crown Court after pleading guilty to driving with excess alcohol and dangerous driving. Prosecutor Nadeem Aullybocus showed the court DVD footage of the entire episode filmed by the BMW’s on-board camera. There was DVD footage filmed by the BMW’s on-board camera, which was shown to the court at which the drink-driver was sentenced at.

The incident began on June 18 when the officers were flagged down and alerted to a dangerous driver on the A370 between Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, and Bristol. Jordon was driving his mother’s Nissan Qashqai at a speed of 65-80 miles per hour and crossing double white lines to overtake. He added: ‘He pulled over, passenger Pc Mason gets out of the police car and approaches the driver’s door.

After he sees the speed he then reverses, and it was by sheer luck the officer was not struck but was barely missed. Pc Mason attempted to punch the driver’s window out but was unsuccessful. There was then a very, very dangerous chase.’ The DVD showed Jordan speeding off, with the damaged car in pursuit, and after several high speed overtakes darted right into a country lane and stopped again. Jordan, of Bristol, then slammed his car into reverse a second time, crashing into the back of the BMW and writing it off. Pc Mason sustained a damaged left thumb, whiplash, a damaged right hand and breathing problems caused by the airbag. Pc Dalton, who had been driving the vehicle, sustained lower back pain, whiplash and similar breathing difficulties. Jordan was already out on license until 2012 on a seven-year jail term for possessing drugs with intent to supply.

I do not believe the drink-driver had the intention to respond that way in the given situation. I do believe this terrifying close-call should be looked at as a learning lesson to make people aware of the obvious that most people fail to see. When you are drunk and most definitely over the drink-drive limit, you are no longer in full control of your body. How your body responds to alcohol varies according to individual. Other contributing factors include body mass, state of the individual and the amount of food intake at the time of alcohol consumption though the list is not exhaustive. Therefore, you should not put yourself in a situation when you are unable to control how your body responds and stay under the drink-drive limit.

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